Environment
New €60 million Water EIP Project – Targeted Measures to Improve Water Quality on Farms
New €60 million Water EIP Project – Targeted Measures to Improve Water Quality on Farms Type Media Article Joanne Masterson – ASSAP Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Teagasc in collaboration with the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) and Dairy Industry Ireland have been successful in its application to deliver a new Water European Innovation […]
13 October 2023
Lime – the forgotten fertiliser
Lime – the forgotten fertiliser Type Media Article Eddie Webb, B&T Soils & Environment Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare In the 1970’s and early 1980’s, Irish farmers applied an average of 1.7 million tonnes of lime to control soil acidity. The total annual tonnage of lime applied nationally in recent years, including on those […]
13 October 2023
Environment Newsletter – October 2023
Environment Newsletter – October 2023 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this edition: ACRES dates for your diaryOctober to December: geese and swans grassland: must have an average sward height between 5 and 12cm by October 1 – remove mown material, and no grazing or machinery operations from October 1 to March […]
9 October 2023
Signpost Series – National Fertiliser Database
Signpost Series – National Fertiliser Database Type Event Proceeding On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 29 September, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Dr. Finbarr O’Regan, Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine to discuss the National Fertiliser Database. […]
29 September 2023
Climate change mitigation in Irish Agriculture – the Signpost Advisory Programme
Climate change mitigation in Irish Agriculture – the Signpost Advisory Programme Type Event Proceeding Presentation by Teagasc Director Professor Frank O’Mara to FAO Global Conference – Sustainable Livestock Transformation, Rome September 2023 Download Publication (PDF) The presentation included the following: Targets for emissions reductions in Ireland The Signpost Programme The Signpost Advisory […]
28 September 2023
Reducing Emissions in Agriculture
Reducing Emissions in Agriculture Type Event Proceeding Presentation by Teagasc Director Professor Frank O’Mara to Environment Ireland Conference – Croke Park – September 2023 Download Publication (PDF) The presentation covered the following: Emissions reduction targets Teagasc MACC 2023 Progress to date Signpost Advisory Programme
28 September 2023
Signpost Series – AgroBRIDGES: challenges and solutions to developing short food supply chains
Signpost Series – AgroBRIDGES: challenges and solutions to developing short food supply chains Type Event Proceeding On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 22 September, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Professor Maeve Henchion, Teagasc & Dr. Jennifer Attard, Research Project […]
27 September 2023
Signpost Series – Digitalisation of advisory services: vital to support sustainable agriculture
Signpost Series – Digitalisation of advisory services: vital to support sustainable agriculture Type Event Proceeding On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 15 September, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Dr. Raquel Caetano Ferreira, Research Officer, Teagasc to discuss the digitalisation […]
27 September 2023
Liming Programme 2023
Liming Programme 2023 Type Media Article Anne O’ Malley, Teagasc Advisory Ballina Farmers participating in the lime programme have received an approval letter and eligible applicants can claim for the purchase and spread of up to 40 tonne of ground limestone. The claims system is open online at www.agfood.ie and invoices can […]
26 September 2023
Hedgerows and ACRES requirements
Hedgerows and ACRES requirements Type Media Article Mary Roache, Teagasc Advisor, Westport. The immense value of hedges on Irish farms is increasingly being recognised in legislation, conditionality and farm schemes. Of the 110 bird species regularly recorded during the breeding season in Ireland 55 use hedgerows and of these 35 species nest […]
15 September 2023