Environment
Farmland Biodiversity Event at Birr Castle Demesne
Farmland Biodiversity Event at Birr Castle Demesne Teagasc, in collaboration with The Heritage Council, is delighted to host a Farmland Biodiversity Event on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, from 11 AM to 3 PM at Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly. This event provides a unique opportunity for farmers, landowners, and environmental enthusiasts […]
22 August 2024
Refresher: The Teagasc Better Farming for Water Campaign
Refresher: The Teagasc Better Farming for Water Campaign The Teagasc Better Farming for Water campaign was cited as a substantive action in the today, August 20, published Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s plan to progress the retaining of Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation post 2025. In this article, we take a look […]
20 August 2024
Growing Wild: Scarlet Waxcap and Yellow Meadow Ants
Growing Wild: Scarlet Waxcap and Yellow Meadow Ants Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, focusing this time on Scarlet Waxcap and Yellow Meadow Ants. Scarlet Waxcap Look out for scarlet waxcaps, one of our waxcap fungi found in tightly grazed areas […]
17 August 2024
The Value of Slurry & Autumn Management
The Value of Slurry & Autumn Management What is the nutrient value of your slurry and how much do you think 1,000 gallons is worth? Teagasc ASSAP advisor, Hugh Rooney, joins us on the latest Environment Edge podcast to discuss all things slurry and how to get the best from it. Hugh […]
11 August 2024
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs visit to the Mountain Water Catchment, Co Monaghan
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs visit to the Mountain Water Catchment, Co Monaghan Teagasc, together with its ASSAP partners LAWPRO and Lakeland Dairies, welcomed Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir to the farm of Padraig and Niall Hughes, Emyvale, County Monaghan, located in […]
11 August 2024
Growing Wild: Water Mint and Jellyfish
0 Growing Wild: Water Mint and Jellyfish Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, focusing this time on Water Mint and Jellyfish. Water mint Look out for water mint with purplish leaves and stems, easily identified by the familiar minty smell when crushed. […]
3 August 2024
Everyone benefits from cleaner water
0 Everyone benefits from cleaner water The new Farming for Water European Innovation Project (EIP) includes a €50m budget (until 2027) to fund a range of on-farm measures to improve water quality, writes David Webster, ASSAP advisor, Teagasc Mullingar. The main objective of the Farming for Water EIP is to reduce loading of phosphate, […]
2 August 2024
Measures to improve water quality funded through Farming for Water EIP
Measures to improve water quality funded through Farming for Water EIP Sinead Devaney, ASSAP Advisor at Teagasc Galway/Clare, writes on the role of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP), and shares key details on the application process for the Farming for Water EIP – a €50 million scheme with 40 […]
29 July 2024
Practical actions for efficient and environmentally sustainable farms
Practical actions for efficient and environmentally sustainable farms Owen Fenton and Bridget Lynch discuss integrating technologies into farming systems to improve soil health, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, emissions reduction, and water quality, encouraging farmers to adopt one new technology each season. Integration of actions into farming systems The aim of the Johnstown Castle […]
21 July 2024
ACRES assessments: What will advisors be looking for?
ACRES assessments: What will advisors be looking for? Advisors will visit farmers enrolled in ACRES General or ACRES Co-operation (CP) between now and August 31 to score land parcels which have been allocated as grassland, peatland or scrub/woodland, Eamonn Dempsey, Drystock Advisor in Tralee, shares the ins and outs of this assessment. […]
20 July 2024