Environment
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
Challenges and Indicators for Resilient and Sustainable Farming systems
Challenges and Indicators for Resilient and Sustainable Farming systems Karen Daly and David Wall discuss the challenges and strategies for achieving environmental sustainability in agriculture, focusing on reducing emissions, improving water quality, enhancing biodiversity, and adopting new technologies. Farmers have faced and overcome the challenge of economic, social and environmental sustainability for […]
20 July 2024
In pictures: Reeling in the years as Oak Park Crops Research Centre celebrates 60
In pictures: Reeling in the years as Oak Park Crops Research Centre celebrates 60 Visitors from far and wide visited Teagasc Oak Park on Saturday, July 13, as 60 years of agricultural innovation were celebrated at the Teagasc Crops Research Centre. Described as a ‘journey through time’ by some in attendance, machinery […]
19 July 2024
Farmers reminded to use slurry additives with a ‘solid scientific backing’
Farmers reminded to use slurry additives with a ‘solid scientific backing’ Slurry additives can help reduce emissions, but farmers attending the Farming for a Better Future Open Day at Teagasc Johnstown Castle were told to only use slurry additives with a solid scientific backing. Teagasc researchers reminded farmers that slurry is a […]
19 July 2024
Journey to more sustainable farming showcased at Johnstown Castle Open Day
Journey to more sustainable farming showcased at Johnstown Castle Open Day A major Teagasc Open Day took place today, Tuesday, July 16, at the Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. Opened by the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne T.D., the open […]
16 July 2024