Countdown on for Farming for a Better Future Open Day
A major Teagasc Open Day, Farming for a Better Future, will take place next Wednesday, June 10 at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford.
This year’s open day at the Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Research Centre will focus on ‘Innovating for Healthy Soils and Clean Water’.
The event will explore how soil health can be protected and water quality improved at farm systems level. Visitors will see how resilient soils can be built and how water quality can be improved across dairy-beef, organic, spring and winter milk and tillage farming systems.
Speaking ahead of the event, Dr Karen Daly, Head of the Teagasc Environment Soils and Land Use Research Department said: “Our team at Teagasc Johnstown will demonstrate actions and technologies in cross cutting themes in gaseous emissions, farmland biodiversity, grassland swards and manure management.
“The co-benefits of technologies and actions across the topics will be identified along the route on the day. We invite all farmers and all those working in the agriculture and farming sector to attend the Open day on 10 June.”
Dr David Wall, Enterprise leader at Teagasc Johnstown Castle added: “At the Open Day, we will showcase the supports available to farmers across a range of farm systems. Farmers will get the latest information on sustainable fertiliser technologies, learn about key management practices for achieving healthy soils and Better Farming for Water Campaign strategies to mitigate losses of phosphorus, sediment and nitrogen to water under three pillars of our water quality campaign: nutrient management, farmyard management, and land management.”
The Teagasc research programme and practical advice in relation to Soil Health, Water Quality, Greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions and enhancing Biodiversity will be outlined for grassland and tillage systems.
Grassland management, red and white clover and multi species swards, winter and spring dairy systems, dairy beef systems, organic farming systems and the latest research on manure, biobased fertilisers and soil amendments will also be discussed and highlighted.
For more on the Farming for a Better Future Open Day, visit here.