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Opening the gate: Sustainable farming in practice at Don Somers’ farm
Don Somers, a tillage farmer from Wexford, and the overall winner of the Environmental Sustainability award in 2025, joins Michael Hennessy on the Tillage Edge, along with John Mahon, his Signpost Farm advisor, to preview the open evening at Don’s farm on June 17th.
11 June 2026
Lime plan delivers an extra 80t of grass on a Limerick dairy farm
Siobhán Kavanagh, Teagasc Signpost, and John Maher, Teagasc Grass10, visit John Leahy in Co. Limerick to see how taking every opportunity to apply lime has delivered additional grass and a reduced fertiliser bill.
10 June 2026
Major evening walk planned on award winning tillage farm
Don Somers, a tillage farmer and winner of the overall Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Award 2025, will open his farm to visitors next week for a major national evening farm walk. John Pettit, a Teagasc Advisor based in Co. Wexford, previews the event.
8 June 2026
Signpost update: Top chefs make their way to Mournabbey
Kay O’Sullivan, organic farmer and participant in the Teagasc Future Beef and Signpost Programmes, fills us in on the latest happenings from her farm in Mourneabbey, including a visit from top chefs, breeding plans and how the extended spell of fine weather allowed for reseeding.
4 June 2026
Teagasc Environment Advisory Newsletter – June
Welcome to the Teagasc May Environmental Advisory Newsletter. As summer farming activity increases across the country, June provides an important opportunity to focus on grassland management, nutrient efficiency and sustainable farming practices that deliver benefits both on the farm and for the wider environment.
2 June 2026
Signpost update: Reflections on a difficult spring with Tom Barry
As May turns to June, Signpost Programme Tillage farmer, Tom Barry reflects on delayed crop establishments this spring caused by challenging weather conditions but hopes that the old saying ‘a wet and windy May fills the barn with corn and hay’ holds true.
28 May 2026
Apply lime after grass silage harvest
With first cut grass silage now complete on many farms, Mark Plunkett, Signpost Programme Training & Development Specialist, writes the time is right to apply lime and help unlock valuable soil nutrients such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and increase the productivity of our soils.
27 May 2026
Choosing the correct paddock to reseed
Participant in the Teagasc Signpost and Better Farm Sheep programmes, Michael Forde shares some of the latest happenings from his sheep farm in Co. Galway, providing an update on reseeding, silage and flock health.
14 May 2026
Contractor’s view: Making every drop of slurry count
As fertiliser prices have increased significantly since late February 2026, it is more important than ever that farmers get the best value from their organic manures. Signpost Climate Advisor, Gary Fisher recently caught up with contractor, Jonathan Catterson to discuss the technologies available now to make best use of slurry.
12 May 2026
Measuring What Matters: Using AgNav to Boost Profit and Cut Emissions
Michael O’Donnell, a farmer in the Dairy Beef500 Programme from Clerihan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, was out of the traps early this year to update his farm’s AgNav. Leonard Betts and Sarah McPherson, Teagasc, outline some of the result benefits.
6 May 2026