Articles
Help nature thrive on your farm through ACRES
Help nature thrive on your farm through ACRES Help nature thrive on your farm alongside food production – with possible support from ACRES, says Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, during Sustainability Week. Three key messages are: Don’t top Escaped hedges and don’t let Topped hedges escape 3 Rs for upland grazing: […]
18 October 2022
Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2021 revealed
Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2021 revealed At the start of Teagasc Sustainability Week, Teagasc released its latest sustainability report focusing on the year 2021. The report uses the Teagasc National Farm Survey to track the performance of dairy, cattle, sheep and tillage farms across Ireland to understand changes in their […]
18 October 2022
Signpost Dairy Farmer Edwin Thompson – Reducing emissions from chemical nitrogen
Signpost Dairy Farmer Edwin Thompson – Reducing emissions from chemical nitrogen Edwin Thompson, Signpost Dairy Farmer, gives us some insights into his family farm in Co. Tipperary and what they have done to improve their environmental sustainability. Edwin is farming in Kilmore House, Golden, Co. Tipperary with his family. They are milking 158 […]
17 October 2022
First Steps to Reducing Emissions from All Farms – Reducing Our Reliance on Chemical Nitrogen
First Steps to Reducing Emissions from All Farms – Reducing Our Reliance on Chemical Nitrogen Farmers are being asked to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. But it can be difficult to know where to start with emissions coming from multiple sources on the farm. Siobhan Kavanagh, Teagasc Signpost Programme […]
17 October 2022
Meet the scholars
Meet the scholars The Teagasc Walsh Scholarships Programme offers fantastic opportunities for postgraduate students wishing to pursue a PhD. For a better insight into what it is like to do a PhD, we spoke to several Walsh Scholars to hear their experiences and what they have learned. Ali Sultan Khan Ali is […]
15 October 2022
Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Week Commences
Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Week Commences The Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Week kicks off today, Friday, 14th October with a webinar broadcast outlining the first steps for farmers to take to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions on Irish farms. Farmers are being encouraged to implement the current suite of proven technologies that are available to […]
14 October 2022
Potential Fertiliser Availability Issues in 2023 Highlighted
Potential Fertiliser Availability Issues in 2023 Highlighted A sub-group of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee was convened on Wednesday 12th October to provide a forum to discuss potential challenges around the fertiliser supply chain facing into the peak season of fertiliser demand on farms in the coming spring. Relevant stakeholders […]
14 October 2022
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are greenhouse gases generated by agriculture, which have a negative impact on climate change. In agriculture methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) are the most important. Agriculture contributes over one third of Ireland’s national greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture now has […]
14 October 2022
Keeping faith with forestry
Keeping faith with forestry Roscommon farmer Pat Murray’s faith in trees is reaping handsome rewards. “In my opinion, good land should always be farmed, but if ground is going to be costly to bring into farming condition, then you need to look at other options,” says Pat, who farms near the village […]
14 October 2022
Research Update – EarWel
Research Update – EarWel Lucy Markland, PhD student working on the EarWel project, gives us an update on her research which focuses on risk factors for ear lesions on Irish pig farms. EarWel Research Update 2022 (pdf) EarWel: Elucidating etiology and risk factors for ear lesions on Irish pig farms. This project is […]
14 October 2022