Environment
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021 0 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) Articles: ETC Pages (PDF) Health and Safety – Ten ways to avoid a winter injury (PDF) Dairy – Winter milk diets need careful formulation (PDF) Business Management – Underappreciated: The balance sheet (PDF) Sheep – Think before you dose (PDF) Beef – How to manage beef cattle […]
4 November 2021
Get to Know Your Soil Fertility
Get to Know Your Soil Fertility Type Media Article Patricia Lynch, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Westport It is well known that grass is the cheapest source of feed on our farms. It is up to 3 times cheaper than silage and up to 5 times cheaper than concentrates. So soil sampling is now […]
28 October 2021
Making the most of what you have!
Making the most of what you have! Type Media Article By Bernie Leahy, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Consider – The Parable of the Talents from the Bible in Matthew’s Gospel; “The Master had 8 talents, a form of money currency in Greek ancient times. As he had to go away on […]
28 October 2021
Climate Change Advisory Council Documents
Climate Change Advisory Council Documents Type Report The Climate Change Advisory Council published Ireland’s Carbon Budgets on 25th October 2021 See link below to more of the details. https://www.climatecouncil.ie/carbonbudgets/ Climate Change Advisory Council – Letter to the Minister 25th October 2021 Climate Change Advisory Council – Technical Report 25 th October 2021 (pdf) […]
26 October 2021
Do you know the carbon footprint for your farm? – Webinar
Do you know the carbon footprint for your farm? – Webinar Type Event Proceeding An interactive informative online webinar to guide you through using the carbon footprint figure to make decisions on reducing emissions on your farm. The webinar was held by Seamus Kearney, Teagasc Signpost, Dr. Eleanor Murphy, Bord Bia and […]
21 October 2021
Calculating the Carbon Footprint of your Farm
Calculating the Carbon Footprint of your Farm Type Media Article By Serena Gibbons, Education Officer, Teagasc Galway/Clare Download Publication (PDF) The Environment is at the forefront of all our decisions these days as we actively make positive moves to lowering Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) We know that Greenhouse gases have a negative impact on […]
19 October 2021
The Signpost Series Webinar – Farm Zero C Overview
The Signpost Series Webinar – Farm Zero C Overview Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 15 October, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Gavin Hunt, Farm Zero C Project Manager, BiOrbic & Cian White, Trinity College Dublin […]
15 October 2021
The Signpost Series – ‘What’s the Story with our Bogs?’ and the European Carbon Farming Initiative
The Signpost Series – ‘What’s the Story with our Bogs?’ and the European Carbon Farming Initiative 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 1 October, Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc was joined by Dr Douglas McMillan, Chair of the Green […]
4 October 2021
ASSAP Interim Report #2
ASSAP Interim Report #2 0 Type Report Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) Interim Report #2 | 2020 Download Publication (PDF) The second Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) interim report, from Teagasc and Dairy Sustainability Ireland, focuses on the continued provision of the ASSAP advisory service and interaction with farmers […]
4 October 2021
Soaring Fertiliser Costs proving Importance of Soil Fertility
Soaring Fertiliser Costs proving Importance of Soil Fertility 0 Type Media Article By Keith Fahy, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Fuel shortages, spiralling costs, lack of labour and talks of power outages are among some of the topics that are covered when talking to farmers in the last few weeks. Meal prices have […]
1 October 2021