Environment
How to reduce nitrogen losses at farm level
How to reduce nitrogen losses at farm level The prohibited period when organic fertilisers are not allowed to be spread on ‘zone B’ farms came to an end on January 15th, Mary Roache, Teagasc advisor in Westport, offers advice on reducing nitrogen losses. Slurry and fertiliser spreading is prohibited over the winter […]
20 January 2023
Technologies for today and tomorrow
Technologies for today and tomorrow Teagasc experts are highlighting how technologies are being used to turn the challenges of sustainability into opportunities on Irish farms. Farmers are facing increasing economic, social and environmental challenges in the drive towards sustainability. The EU Green Deal has set targets to halt biodiversity decline, improve water […]
17 January 2023
Low Emission Slurry Spreading –Delivering for Farmer and the Environment
Low Emission Slurry Spreading –Delivering for Farmer and the Environment Eddie Webb, B&T Soil & Environment Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us; the permitted period for spreading slurry in Galway/Clare is 16th January. Slurry has becoming an increasing valuable resource on farms especially in light of continuing increased fertiliser prices. The traditional method […]
16 January 2023
Using Red Clover in the Silage Sward
Using Red Clover in the Silage Sward Aidan and Luke Maguire farm just over 46 hectares of good free draining land near Navan in Co Meath. They are operating a Dairy-Calf to Beef enterprise with a high stocking rate of 2.8 LU/ha on the whole farm. Aidan was Teagasc Drystock Grassland Farmer […]
11 January 2023
Irish products ‘RumenGlas’ and ‘GasAbate’ generating promising results in reducing methane emissions
Irish products ‘RumenGlas’ and ‘GasAbate’ generating promising results in reducing methane emissions Mitigating methane emissions is recognised as the quickest way to slow down the impact of climate change, with Ireland committing to reduce agri GHG emissions by 25% by 2030. Agriculture is responsible for 37% of Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions […]
11 January 2023
Reducing Nitrogen Loss from Tillage Ground – Catch Crop Update from the Agricultural Catchments Programme
Reducing Nitrogen Loss from Tillage Ground – Catch Crop Update from the Agricultural Catchments Programme All farming sectors have to reduce nitrogen (N) loss, in order to restore all water bodies to a good status by 2027. On free draining, nitrate leaching prone sites, research has shown that overwinter green cover can […]
10 January 2023
Making Best Use of Soil Analysis Results
Making Best Use of Soil Analysis Results John O’Connell farms in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, alongside his wife Amanda and their three children. The O’Connell’s operate a mid-season lambing flock alongside a dairy heifer contract rearing enterprise. A key part of John’s farm plan and his plan to increase the sustainability of his […]
10 January 2023
Environmental benefits of key ACRES measures
Environmental benefits of key ACRES measures Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s new agri-environment scheme under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and administered by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. Its objective is to help address biodiversity decline while delivering an income support for up to 50,000 farm families in […]
10 January 2023
Growing Wild – Whins and Ferns
0 Growing Wild – Whins and Ferns Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Whins Look out for whins – immortalised in Patrick Kavanagh’s Childhood Christmas when he ‘looked and three whin bushes rode across the […]
7 January 2023
Environmental Benefit of Key ACRES Measures
Environmental Benefit of Key ACRES Measures Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s new agri-environment scheme under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and administered by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. Its objective is to help address biodiversity decline while delivering an income support for up to 50,000 farm families in […]
31 December 2022