Environment
Managing red clover under an organic farming system
Kay O’Sullivan, organic farmer and participant in the Teagasc Future Beef and Signpost Programmes, has been managing red clover silage swards successfully for the past number of years. In this update, she shares some of the key management tasks involved.
30 April 2026
Projects working together – news from the FarmBioNet and SAFER workshop
Featuring updates on the FarmBioNet and Safer Projects, assessing the effects of agroecology on biodiversity, a hedge planting demonstration and a guided tour of native flowering plants, the FarmBioNet and SAFER projects teamed up to host a one-day workshop on Kim and Mireille McCall’s Farm in Calverstown, Co. Kildare.
30 April 2026
Practical advice: Making the best use of nutrients in 2026
Better nutrient management and planning, correcting soil fertility through liming, making full use of organic manures and incorporating clover into grazing swards are all strategies farmers can employ during a year of heightened fertiliser prices.
27 April 2026
ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year 2025
The Environmental Science Association of Ireland (ESAI) announced that Mr. Morad Mirzaei, a PhD candidate with Trinity College Dublin and Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, was the winner of the prestigious ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year Award 2025. The ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year is a competitive award to recognise the quality research being undertaken in Ireland.
22 April 2026
Leveraging all farm Nitrogen (N) sources
With fertiliser prices elevated, Mark Plunkett, Training and Development Specialist on the Signpost Programme, shares five practical steps that can be considered to reduce impacts of high fertiliser prices both in the short and longer term.
21 April 2026
Getting more from your nitrogen spend
With the global uncertainty around fertiliser cost and availability, improving the efficiency of nitrogen used on farm is critical in maintaining crop and animal performance, while reducing any negative impact on water quality.
17 April 2026
Teagasc Climate Centre and Ag Emissions Centre (NZ) webinar: Microbes and Ruminant Methane
The latest in a joint webinar series hosted by the Teagasc Climate Centre and New Zealand’s Ag Emissions Centre will take place this Monday, 20th April at 10pm.
16 April 2026
Reducing N inputs with multi species swards
With fertiliser prices rocketing over the last number of weeks, many people are looking to improving resilience of their grassland systems to such market shocks, Mark Plunkett and John Finn, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, delve into some of the benefits of multi-species swards.
15 April 2026
Biochar research to focus on emissions reductions and nutrient losses
Led by University of Limerick and bringing together many partners across Ireland, Teagasc has been allocated funding for the BIOCHAR Project. Shaun Connolly, Teagasc Researcher, highlights some of the research Teagasc will be undertaking in both Teagasc Johnstown Castle and Teagasc Grange.
13 April 2026
‘A no-brainer’: Brian Nicholson’s agroforestry journey
Brian Nicholson sees agroforestry as a positive addition to his farm. In this article, Siobhan Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist, Terry Carroll, Teagasc Advisor, and John Casey, Teagasc Forestry Advisor, expand on some of the benefits.
10 April 2026