Environment
Next generation considerations a catalyst for climate action on Signpost farms
0 Next generation considerations a catalyst for climate action on Signpost farms The climate knowledge, mind-set, attitudes and beliefs of Signpost Farmers toward climate action technologies and climate change were recently assessed. The results of this survey generated some interesting results. As part of the Signpost Conference and General Assembly held on November […]
2 December 2024
Hedgerows and carbon storage
Hedgerows and carbon storage From a carbon storage perspective, the removal of hedgerows is one of the worst actions farmers can undertake on their farms. That’s according to Dr. Stuart Green, a Remote Sensing Specialist in Teagasc’s Department of Agribusiness and Spatial Analysis, who’s part of a project using cutting-edge technology to […]
30 November 2024
Water quality actions in motion in Limerick
Water quality actions in motion in Limerick Limerick dairy farmer, Martin Crowe was crowned the winner of the Improving Water Quality category of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024. Dr Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist, takes a closer look at the actions being taken on his farm Identifying […]
29 November 2024
Livestock’s role in successful upland systems
Livestock’s role in successful upland systems The integral role livestock play in the successful management of upland areas was explored at the recent Uplands Symposium, an event jointly organised by Teagasc and CAFRE. Livestock are the link to the land that keep farmers in rural upland areas, Dr. Eileen McCloskey of CAFRE […]
26 November 2024
Meet the category winners of the Teagasc FBD Sustainability Awards 2024
Meet the category winners of the Teagasc FBD Sustainability Awards 2024 A special episode of the Signpost Series took place on Friday, November 15, where we met the category winners of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024. Host Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, was joined by Dr […]
24 November 2024
Learning by doing in the Comeragh Mountains
Learning by doing in the Comeragh Mountains Falling returns from production and a desire to protect what’s good about the uplands set a group of 14 hill sheep farmers in the Comeragh Mountains on a journey to complete a European Innovation Partnership project. As part of the Uplands Symposium, an event organised […]
24 November 2024
Listen: Funding for historic farm buildings – what is involved & who can apply?
Listen: Funding for historic farm buildings – what is involved & who can apply? Anna Meenan, Traditional Farm Buildings grant scheme programme manager, and Ian Doyle, Head of Conservation with the National Heritage council in Kilkenny, join us to discuss the importance of historic farm building conservation and how to apply. The […]
23 November 2024
NZAGRC x Teagasc Webinar: The challenge of managing soil carbon on agricultural peatlands
NZAGRC x Teagasc Webinar: The challenge of managing soil carbon on agricultural peatlands A surprisingly high share of Ireland and New Zealand’s carbon dioxide emissions come from a tiny proportion of soil – peat bogs that have been drained to support productive agriculture. As part of a NZAGRC x Teagasc webinar, taking […]
22 November 2024
Signpost Programme playing an instrumental role in agriculture’s emissions reductions
Signpost Programme playing an instrumental role in agriculture’s emissions reductions The actions and knowledge sharing of the some 120 demonstration farmers enrolled in the Teagasc Signpost Programme has been instrumental in supporting Irish farmers to make greenhouse gas emission reductions. That was a key message delivered by Director of Teagasc, Professor Frank […]
22 November 2024
Don’t lose faith in protected urea
Don’t lose faith in protected urea Although its performance has been questioned by some in the last year, protected urea does maintain grass growth when compared head-to-head with other forms of nitrogen fertiliser. This was just one of the key messages delivered by Dr. Patrick Forrestal, Senior Research Officer at Teagasc Johnstown […]
21 November 2024