07 September 2023
Managing hedgerows on tillage farms
Dr. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, joins Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the management of hedgerows on tillage farms.
Catherine explains that allowing hedges to grow wider and taller is very important to encourage biodiversity and increase carbon capture. She added that this can be achieved incrementally by trimming a little higher and wider each year to encourage a denser hedge.
A reminder that the Teagasc Crops Forum is on this Friday, September 8th, in the Kilashee Hotel, Naas. Click here for more details. Also a date for your diary is a field event at Don Somers farm, Oilgate, Co. Wexford on Thursday, September 14th at 10am. Don is an innovative farmer who has a terrific story to tell about his farming practice and there will be a range of stands with experts from across Teagasc. For more details see: https://bitly.ws/TzBC
For more episodes and information from the Tillage Edge podcast, produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com, visit here: https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/