Environment
The Signpost Series Webinar – The Hen Harrier Project
The Signpost Series Webinar – The Hen Harrier Project Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 30th July, Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme was joined by Fergal Monaghan, Project Manager for the Hen Harrier Programme to discuss the Hen Harrier Project. […]
26 August 2021
Endangered Corncrake making a welcome return
Endangered Corncrake making a welcome return Type Media Article By Joanne Masterson – B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare I recently visited Inishturk Island off the Mayo coast where I heard the Corncrake for the first time. I am sure most of the younger generation would not have heard this bird before as […]
17 August 2021
The Signpost Series Webinar – Update on ASSAP and Water Quality restoration
The Signpost Series Webinar – Update on ASSAP and Water Quality restoration 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 16th July, Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme was joined by Noel Meehan, ASSAP Manager, Teagasc and Joe Crockett, Dairy Sustainability Ireland to […]
9 August 2021
The Signpost Series Webinar – Recent policy developments for managing grazing livestock in New Zealand
The Signpost Series Webinar – Recent policy developments for managing grazing livestock in New Zealand 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 23rd July, Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme was joined by Ross Monaghan, Ag Research, New Zealand to discuss recent […]
9 August 2021
Environment Newsletter – August 2021
Environment Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this edition: Low-input grasslandFarmers with low-input grassland (LIG) in the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) are being rewarded for the number and cover of flowering plants in their extensively managed grassland. The presence of flowers indicates a high level of biodiversity in […]
1 August 2021
Situation and Outlook for Irish Agriculture (July 2021)
Situation and Outlook for Irish Agriculture (July 2021) Type Report Trevor Donnellan, Kevin Hanrahan, Anne Kinsella, Jason Loughrey, John Lennon, Brian Moran, Fiona Thorne and Emma Dillon, Agricultural Economics & Farm Surveys Department, Teagasc, Athenry, Co Galway, Ireland. Download Publication (PDF) In December of 2020 Teagasc published its annual Situation and Outlook […]
29 July 2021
TResearch Summer 2021
TResearch Summer 2021 Type Magazine The Living Soil Download Publication (PDF) Articles Research pioneer: Pierce Ryan (pdf) Soil health physical examination (pdf) The living soil (pdf) Soil alchemy: the dark mystery of dirt (pdf) Soil research infrastructure (pdf) Soil memories (pdf) Nature or nurture? (pdf) Invisible lines (pdf) Cleaning on Pig Farms (pdf) Managing and preventing herbicide-resistant grassweeds (pdf) Circular Protein (pdf) Raman […]
23 July 2021
The Impact of Nitrogen Management Strategies within Grass Based Dairy Systems
The Impact of Nitrogen Management Strategies within Grass Based Dairy Systems Type Report The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) requested Teagasc to model the impact (environmental and economic) of a number of farm nitrogen mitigation measures in order to inform policy of the best current and potential actions to […]
21 July 2021
Environment Newsletter – June 2021
Environment Newsletter – June 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: REAP the benefitsIf you are one of the many farmers who applied for the Results-based Environment-Agri Pilot (REAP) and are fortunate to be accepted – you may be interested to know more. The purpose of REAP is to test […]
1 June 2021
Launch of The Signpost Programme
Launch of The Signpost Programme Type Event Proceeding A look back at the official launch of The Signpost Programme The Signpost Programme was launched on Tuesday, 18 May. Hosted by RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground presenter Helen Carroll, the online webinar demonstrated how the new Teagasc led collaborative programme will support Irish farmers […]
18 May 2021