Environment
ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year 2025
The Environmental Science Association of Ireland (ESAI) announced that Mr. Morad Mirzaei, a PhD candidate with Trinity College Dublin and Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, was the winner of the prestigious ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year Award 2025. The ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year is a competitive award to recognise the quality research being undertaken in Ireland.
22 April 2026
Leveraging all farm Nitrogen (N) sources
With fertiliser prices elevated, Mark Plunkett, Training and Development Specialist on the Signpost Programme, shares five practical steps that can be considered to reduce impacts of high fertiliser prices both in the short and longer term.
21 April 2026
Getting more from your nitrogen spend
With the global uncertainty around fertiliser cost and availability, improving the efficiency of nitrogen used on farm is critical in maintaining crop and animal performance, while reducing any negative impact on water quality.
17 April 2026
Teagasc Climate Centre and Ag Emissions Centre (NZ) webinar: Microbes and Ruminant Methane
The latest in a joint webinar series hosted by the Teagasc Climate Centre and New Zealand’s Ag Emissions Centre will take place this Monday, 20th April at 10pm.
16 April 2026
Reducing N inputs with multi species swards
With fertiliser prices rocketing over the last number of weeks, many people are looking to improving resilience of their grassland systems to such market shocks, Mark Plunkett and John Finn, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, delve into some of the benefits of multi-species swards.
15 April 2026
Biochar research to focus on emissions reductions and nutrient losses
Led by University of Limerick and bringing together many partners across Ireland, Teagasc has been allocated funding for the BIOCHAR Project. Shaun Connolly, Teagasc Researcher, highlights some of the research Teagasc will be undertaking in both Teagasc Johnstown Castle and Teagasc Grange.
13 April 2026
‘A no-brainer’: Brian Nicholson’s agroforestry journey
Brian Nicholson sees agroforestry as a positive addition to his farm. In this article, Siobhan Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist, Terry Carroll, Teagasc Advisor, and John Casey, Teagasc Forestry Advisor, expand on some of the benefits.
10 April 2026
Ponds in the spotlight: Understanding their role for pollinators
Little is known about how ponds benefit pollinators. Walsh Scholar, Clémentine Sitoleux is embarking on a 4-year PhD, funded by Teagasc, to find out how farmland ponds benefit pollinators.
10 April 2026
What must we understand to support climate action on farms?
Dr. Mohammad Mohammdrezaei, Teagasc Researcher tells us about the EMIT-CHANGE Project, which will explore how Irish farmers adopt climate mitigation actions and what is needed to support on-farm climate action.
8 April 2026
Sulphur improves efficiency of Fertiliser N
There is an ever increasing need to improve the return from applied fertiliser nitrogen (N) to reduce farm greenhouse gas emissions and improve farm profitability, Mark Plunkett, Specialist on the Teagasc Signpost Programme, tells us more.
8 April 2026