Environment
Part 2: Water quality challenges and the outlook for the future
0 Part 2: Water quality challenges and the outlook for the future Continuing the topic of asking if farmers are going in the right direction in relation to improving water quality, Teagasc Agricultural Catchment Specialist Eddie Burgess discusses the challenge on Irish farms on this episode of the Environment Edge podcast. Listen in […]
5 November 2024
Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2023 revealed
Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2023 revealed Teagasc has released its latest sustainability report focusing on the year 2023. The report derives farm performance indicators from the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) to track the progress of Irish dairy, cattle, sheep and tillage farms in improving their economic, environmental and social […]
29 October 2024
Organic Farming Information meetings get underway
Organic Farming Information meetings get underway Are you interested in organics or questioning whether organic farming is an option for your farm? Following the opening of the Organic Farming Scheme and to answer some of the key queries you may have, the Teagasc Organics team is hosting a series of Organic Farming […]
29 October 2024
Mapping a course
Mapping a course Teagasc’s Better Farming for Water campaign aims to support the agri-food sector to improve water quality across Ireland’s catchments. To learn more, TResearch spoke to a researcher on the campaign, Daire Ó hUallacháin. Daire Ó hUallacháin is a Principal Research Officer in the CELUP programme at Teagasc Johnstown Castle. […]
29 October 2024
Ciaran Bartley: Nearing the finish with my 20-month steers
Ciaran Bartley: Nearing the finish with my 20-month steers Ciaran Bartley, Signpost Programme Demonstration Farmer, gives us his farm update for October, discussing management of steers, highlighting weight gain, feeding strategies, and plans for grazing and silage production. I am nearing the end of feeding my 20-month-old Friesian steers at grass for […]
26 October 2024
Balancing sheep, beef and tillage – Brian Nicholson’s route to partial organic conversion
Balancing sheep, beef and tillage – Brian Nicholson’s route to partial organic conversion Having claimed the Sheep Enterprise Award at the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024, Dr Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist, and Terry Carroll, Drystock Advisor in Kilkenny, detail Brian Nicholson’s journey to partial organic conversion. Farming […]
24 October 2024
5 steps to becoming an organic farmer
5 steps to becoming an organic farmer As the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has recently reopened for applications, Teagasc Organic Advisor, Orla Walsh provides five key steps farmers must follow when transitioning from a conventional to an organic farming system. Maintaining good output levels through the adoption of organic farming production methods, […]
22 October 2024
Agriculture emissions down in quarter one
Agriculture emissions down in quarter one Emissions from agriculture for the first quarter of 2024 were down by 2.6% when compared to the first quarter in 2023, the Quarterly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Indicator Report released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, October 22, has shown. To support more frequent monitoring of […]
22 October 2024
How weather patterns are changing, what are we adapting to?
How weather patterns are changing, what are we adapting to? As part of the recent Teagasc Grassland Climate Adaption Conference, Met Éireann’s Pádraig Flattery outlined how Ireland’s climate has changed and how it is likely to continue changing in the future. Introduction Ireland’s climate is predominantly influenced by its geographical position in […]
21 October 2024
Farmers in ACRES CP: Monies available for Field Margins
Farmers in ACRES CP: Monies available for Field Margins Catherine Keena and Michéal Kelly, Environmental Specialists at Teagasc, write on the opportunities Field Margins as a non-Productive Investment present to ACRES CP participants, and remind potential applicants that the deadline to apply is Thursday, October 31. Are you one of the 20,000 […]
21 October 2024