Environment
Growing Wild Winter Heliotrope and Frogspawn
Growing Wild Winter Heliotrope and Frogspawn Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Winter Heliotrope Look out for one of the baddies – winter heliotrope with distinctive kidney shaped leaves, which are downy on the […]
18 March 2023
Signpost Series: Scenarios exploring the national herd and grassland management targets to achieve climate targets
Signpost Series: Scenarios exploring the national herd and grassland management targets to achieve climate targets On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 24 February, Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT was joined by Daniel Henn, Solohead Farm, Teagasc Moorepark to discuss scenarios exploring the national herd […]
18 March 2023
Multispecies swards at ‘Farming for Soil Health’
Multispecies swards at ‘Farming for Soil Health’ Shona Baker and John Finn, at the Farming for Soil Health event on 16th March at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, explore the importance of multispecies swards with an emphasis on soil health. Multispecies swards (combinations of grass, legume, and herb species) are becoming increasingly popular among […]
16 March 2023
Good soil health is the Foundation of Productive and Resilient Agricultural Systems
Good soil health is the Foundation of Productive and Resilient Agricultural Systems The key message from a field event being held in Teagasc Soil, Environment and Land use Research centre in Johnstown Castle, County Wexford today, Thursday, 16 March, is that good soil health is the foundation of productive and resilient agricultural […]
16 March 2023
TAMS for Organic Farming
TAMS for Organic Farming Joe Kelleher, Organic Specialist, tells us; the recent announcement that the opening of the TAMS 3 scheme is imminent has been greatly welcomed by organic farmers and it is great to see the list of eligible investment items that organic farmers can avail of has been greatly increased. […]
15 March 2023
Ag feirmeoireachta ar son sláinte Ithreach
Ag feirmeoireachta ar son sláinte Ithreach Le Seán Ó Chonbhuí, Scoláire PhD Breathnach Tá sláinte na n-ithreacha tábhachtach d’inbhuanaitheacht fhadtéarmach na feirmeoireachta. Is córais bheo iad ithreacha sláintiúla ina bhfuil na billiúin orgánach beo, a chomhlíonann raon feidhmeanna éagsúla. Déanann ithreacha rialáil agus scagadh ar uisce, rialaíonn aeráid, stóráil agus timthriall cothaitheach, […]
15 March 2023
An leasachán P ithreach éifeachtach é sloda próiseála déiríochta?
An leasachán P ithreach éifeachtach é sloda próiseála déiríochta? Tá sé tábhachtach úsáid leasacháin cheimiceacha a laghdú, agus dramhaíl orgánach cosúil le sloda próiseála déiríochta (DPS) a athchúrsáil agus a athúsáid. Cuirfidh sé seo le straitéisí geilleagair chiorclaigh go háirithe do thíortha ina bhfuil diantáirgeadh déiríochta ar nós na hÉireann. I gCaisleán […]
14 March 2023
3rd Global Soil Biodiversity conference co-hosted by Teagasc and UCD
3rd Global Soil Biodiversity conference co-hosted by Teagasc and UCD A major international conference on soil biodiversity, co-hosted by University College Dublin and Teagasc, in association with the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, is taking place in Dublin, commencing today, Monday 13th of March. The 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity conference, a 3 day […]
13 March 2023
Ag cosaint ár n-ithreacha
Ag cosaint ár n-ithreacha An Dr Fiona Ní Bhraonáin Tá ithreacha i measc na n-acmhainní nádúrtha is tábhachtaí atá againn. Cuireann a ról ríthábhachtach i dtáirgeadh bia, i stóráil carbóin agus i sláinte plandaí iad i gcroílár na ndúshlán domhanda maidir le slándáil bia agus athrú aeráide. Ar an leibhéal idirnáisiúnta, tá […]
10 March 2023
SOILGUARD: Ag nascadh bithéagsúlacht ithir le bainistíocht ithir talmhaíochta
0 SOILGUARD: Ag nascadh bithéagsúlacht ithir le bainistíocht ithir talmhaíochta Le Ciarraí Ní Riain, Taighdeoir Iardhochtúireachta. Is tionscadal Eorpach é SOILGUARD a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige modhanna a fheabhsú agus a chaighdeánú chun bithéagsúlacht ithreach a thomhas, agus tuiscint a mhéadú ar dháileadh speiceas ithreach thar réigiúin éagsúla Eorpacha. Cuimsíonn bithéagsúlacht ithreach […]
8 March 2023