Environment
Food from hedges – Hedgerow Week 2021
Food from hedges – Hedgerow Week 2021 0 Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 9 December, as part of Hedgerow Week 2021, the topic of food from hedges was discussed. Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc was joined by a panel of foraging experts. Catherine was joined by Regina Sexton, Food and Culinary Historian; Rosemarie […]
9 December 2021
Measures to reduce GHG Emissions on suckler farms – Checklist
Measures to reduce GHG Emissions on suckler farms – Checklist 0 Type Factsheet Climate change is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the world right now. Farmers can be a part of the solution! What are you doing on your farm to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Have you thought about the climate actions […]
9 December 2021
Hedge Cutting – Hedgerow Week 2021
Hedge Cutting – Hedgerow Week 2021 0 Type Event Proceeding On Wednesday, 8 December, as part of Hedgerow Week 2021, the topic of hedge cutting was discussed. Francis Quigley, Teagasc Machinery Specialist joined Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc to host a panel discussion on hedgerow management with hedge cutting contractors, farmer organisations […]
8 December 2021
Biodiversity of hedges – Hedgerow Week 2021
Biodiversity of hedges – Hedgerow Week 2021 0 Type Event Proceeding On Tuesday, 7 December, as part of Hedgerow Week 2021, the biodiversity of hedges was discussed. Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc was joined by a panel including ecological experts and the All Ireland Pollinator Plan. Catherine Keena was joined by Jesmond […]
7 December 2021
Outlook 2022 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture
Outlook 2022 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture 0 Type Report Contributors: Cathal Buckley, Emma Dillon, Trevor Donnellan, Kevin Hanrahan, Tom Houlihan, Anne Kinsella, John Lennon, Jason Loughrey, Michael McKeon, Brian Moran and Fiona Thorne, Teagasc. Download Publication (PDF) This Outlook report has been produced in Q4 of 2021 at a time when an […]
7 December 2021
Let’s Talk Dairy – Knowing your Carbon Footprint
Let’s Talk Dairy – Knowing your Carbon Footprint 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 2 December, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist to discuss the Bord Bia report and knowing your carbon footprint. […]
6 December 2021
The state of Ireland’s hedgerows – Hedgerow Week 2021
The state of Ireland’s hedgerows – Hedgerow Week 2021 0 Type Event Proceeding On Monday 6 December, as part of Hedgerow Week 2021, the state of Ireland’s hedgerows both quantity and quality was discussed. Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc was joined by a panel including research, county councils and hedgerow non-governmental organisations. […]
6 December 2021
The Signpost Series Webinar – Planting Hedges
The Signpost Series Webinar – Planting Hedges 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 3 December, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Professor […]
3 December 2021
Environment Newsletter – December 2021
Environment Newsletter – December 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Think before you plant!Are you one of the 600 farmers who opted to plant a hedge in the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP)? Or maybe you are one of the many farmers who wish to add a valuable […]
3 December 2021
The Signpost Series Webinar – What are the implications of net zero for UK agriculture?
The Signpost Series Webinar – What are the implications of net zero for UK agriculture? Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 26 November, Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc was joined by guest speaker Dr Bob Rees, SRUC Scotland to […]
30 November 2021