Environment
Huge amount of practice adoption required over next 10 years
Huge amount of practice adoption required over next 10 years The key technologies necessary to build resilient and sustainable farming systems were shared with visitors to Teagasc Johnstown Castle today, July 16, as part of the Farming for a Better Future Open Day. Speaking from one of the main boards at the […]
16 July 2024
Growing Wild: Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies
Growing Wild: Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, focusing this time on Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies. Yellow Rattle Look out for yellow rattle […]
14 July 2024
AgNav sustainability support framework introduces new functionality
AgNav sustainability support framework introduces new functionality Natasha Browne, Siobhán Jordan and Jonathan Herron tell us about the new features of AgNav, a sustainability framework helping farmers develop action plans to achieve climate targets. The tool recently added a new Economic Breeding Index (EBI) forecasting function. Over 10,000 farmers have now signed […]
12 July 2024
Exciting Developments in Carbon Counting
Exciting Developments in Carbon Counting Stuart Green, Remote Sensing Specialist, Teagasc Ashtown, explains that Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems are crucial for tracking and validating agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration. There are many actions in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve that will allow us […]
11 July 2024
Reduction in agriculture emissions in 2023
0 Reduction in agriculture emissions in 2023 Ireland’s Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2023 report published today, July 9, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pointed to a reduction in the emissions from Irish agriculture. Analysing factors such as emissions from fertiliser application, ruminant digestion, manure management, agriculture soils and fuel used in […]
9 July 2024
An overview of the Teagasc Climate Centre
0 An overview of the Teagasc Climate Centre The Teagasc Climate Centre, established in December 2022, is a virtual centre to co-ordinate agricultural climate and biodiversity research and innovation across Teagasc, Dr Karl Richards tells us more. It will accelerate efforts to develop and implement technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance […]
8 July 2024
Farmer awareness and preferences for GHG mitigation measures
0 Farmer awareness and preferences for GHG mitigation measures Based on a survey of 400 farms contained within the National Farm Survey (NFS), the awareness and willingness of farmers to adopt a range of greenhouse gas mitigation measures were drawn out. Dr Cathal Buckley, Research Officer at the Teagasc Agricultural Economics and Farm […]
3 July 2024
Soil carbon of Irish farms is very high compared to EU soils
Soil carbon of Irish farms is very high compared to EU soils The Signpost Deep Soil Sampling Campaign, led by Dr Giulia Bondi and her team at Teagasc Johnstown Castle, has unearthed some interesting results on the levels of carbon held within Irish agricultural soils. In this article, Giulia shares some of […]
25 June 2024
Growing Wild: Foxgloves, Cock’s Foot, Yellow Flag Iris and Sedge
Growing Wild: Foxgloves, Cock’s Foot, Yellow Flag Iris and Sedge Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, focusing this time on Foxgloves, Cock’s Foot, Yellow Flag Iris and Sedges. Foxgloves Look out for Foxgloves – tall, stately, graceful, purple flowers with petals […]
23 June 2024
Adhering to the conditions of the Nitrates Derogation
Adhering to the conditions of the Nitrates Derogation To ensure compliance with the Nitrates Derogation in 2024, farmers are required to follow a number of additional conditions designed to protect the environment, Tim Hyde and Séamus Nolan, Teagasc Environment Specialists tells us more. Every derogation farmer should be aware of the terms […]
21 June 2024