Environment
Signpost Series – Past, current and future fertiliser use
Signpost Series – Past, current and future fertiliser use On this episode of the Signpost Series Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc & Mark Plunkett, Training and Development Specialist with the Teagasc Signpost Programme to discuss past, current and […]
26 November 2023
Signpost Series – the Irish Breeding Curlew EIP
Signpost Series – the Irish Breeding Curlew EIP After being widespread in Ireland back in the 1970s and early 1980s when 8,000 pairs were estimated to have been present, the Curlew is now one of Ireland’s most threatened breeding wader species. Due to habitat destruction of many guises, the last national survey […]
26 November 2023
The health benefits and enterprise opportunities from farming Aronia berries in west Cork
The health benefits and enterprise opportunities from farming Aronia berries in west Cork From famine-torn countries to the idyllic countryside of west Cork, Dr Steve Collins of Derry Duff Farm joins the latest episode of the Environment Edge podcast to chat about his journey in nutrition and farming super berries with major […]
20 November 2023
Growing Wild – Haws and Spindle fruit
Growing Wild – Haws and Spindle fruit Now is the time to look out for haws and spindle fruit. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, who takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity. Haws Look out for haws, the red berries of the whitethorn loved by birds, such […]
19 November 2023
Farmers and livestock systems are central to achieving environmental outcomes in upland landscapes
Farmers and livestock systems are central to achieving environmental outcomes in upland landscapes Over 150 people attended the Upland Farming and Landscape Management Symposium in Westport, Co. Mayo on Thursday 16th November. The symposium was organised by Teagasc in collaboration with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) from Northern […]
18 November 2023
Signpost series – Catchment management initiatives in the USA
Signpost series – Catchment management initiatives in the USA Patrick Drohan, Professor of Soils at Penn State University, joined Mark Gibson, Head of the Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss catchment management initiatives in the USA A questions and answers session took […]
18 November 2023
Greater awareness of anaerobic digestion benefits at farm level needed
Greater awareness of anaerobic digestion benefits at farm level needed A survey conducted to assess farmers’ willingness to adopt anaerobic digestion has identified a potential knowledge gap at farm level in terms of the benefits this technology can bring. Speaking from the Catchment Science 2023 Conference last week, Sadhbh Mahony, a Sustainability […]
15 November 2023
The Nitrates Derogation Changes and its Implications
The Nitrates Derogation Changes and its Implications Austin Callaghan, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris, writes about changes to the Nitrates Derogation and implications for farmers across the country. There are huge levels of comment in relation to the warming of the planet. This along with the loss of biological diversity and the decline […]
13 November 2023
Signpost Series: Ecologically significant habitats on farmland
Signpost Series: Ecologically significant habitats on farmland On this episode of the Signpost Series, Pat Murphy, Teagasc Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, was joined by Dr. Melinda Lyons, Environmental Management, TU Dublin, to discuss ecologically significant habitats on farmland. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, […]
11 November 2023
Managing Rainwater on Farms
Managing Rainwater on Farms The increasing intensity of rainfall due to climate change is an additional challenge for farmers to adapt to particularly as this can occur at any time during the year. Over the past 12 months, Ireland had its wettest October on record in 2022, its wettest March on record […]
11 November 2023