Environment
The Signpost Series- Climate Adoption Policy Webinar
The Signpost Series- Climate Adoption Policy Webinar Type Event Proceeding In this edition of the Signpost series of Sustainable Agriculture Webinars aimed at Irish Agri Professionals, host Mark Gibson was joined by Damien Wyse, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Michael O’Donovan, Teagasc to discuss adapting to the Impacts […]
24 August 2020
The Signpost Series- Woodlands for Water Webinar
The Signpost Series- Woodlands for Water Webinar Type Event Proceeding In this edition of the Signpost series of Sustainable Agriculture Webinars aimed at Irish Agri Professionals, host Mark Gibson was joined by Kevin Collins, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss how we can use forests to enhance and protect […]
24 August 2020
Which Drainage system works for you?
Which Drainage system works for you? Type Media Article By Shane Devaney, Beef Advisor, Longford Town Now that most of the silage has been made it might be a good time to look at carrying out some land drainage on your farm, if ground conditions allow. Before carrying out any of this […]
31 July 2020
Sustainability in Irish agriculture
Sustainability in Irish agriculture Type Media Article By Conor Dowling, Environment & Technology Advisor, Castlerea. Sustainability has become a buzz word of late and it is a term we are going to hear a lot more of in relation to Irish agriculture. Sustainability focuses on meeting the needs of the present while […]
24 July 2020
The Signpost Series – ASSAP – Farming for Water Quality
The Signpost Series – ASSAP – Farming for Water Quality Type Event Proceeding The Signpost Series – ‘Pointing the way to a low emissions agriculture’ Water Quality – ASSAP – Farming for Water Quality The 17th in a series of Sustainable Agriculture Webinars aimed at Irish Agri Professionals, which took place on Friday, […]
24 July 2020
Soil Health Series: Soil Physical Quality Indicators
Soil Health Series: Soil Physical Quality Indicators Type Media Article Soil health can be described as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and humans. Researchers at Teagasc Johnstown Castle and Oak Park along with colleagues at UCD recently investigated different types of […]
19 July 2020
NMP Online Software for a hard job
NMP Online Software for a hard job Type Media Article Do you work with your advisor on a Nutrient Management Plan for your farm? The online software to assist in this process is NMP Online. What is NMP Online and what advantage is it to farmers. Environment Specialist Tim Hyde gives some […]
18 July 2020
The Signpost Series- Water Quality – LAWPRO Webinar
The Signpost Series- Water Quality – LAWPRO Webinar Type Event Proceeding The Signpost Series – ‘Pointing the way to a low emissions agriculture’ Download Publication (PDF) The 15th a series of Sustainable Agriculture Webinars aimed at Irish Agri Professionals, which took place on Friday, 17th July. Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd was joined by Ruth Hennessy, Catchments […]
17 July 2020
Soil Health is our Wealth
Soil Health is our Wealth Type Media Article Our soils are precious resources and underpin sustainable food production and many other important ecosystem services for society. Our soild support the production of food, feed and fibre. There are many other functions supported by soil including, the re-cycling of nutrients, sequestration of carbon […]
15 July 2020
The Water Cycle – where does all the water go? Sediment impact on water quality Webinar
The Water Cycle – where does all the water go? Sediment impact on water quality Webinar Type Event Proceeding The Signpost Series – ‘Pointing the way to a low emissions agriculture’ The 14th a series of Sustainable Agriculture Webinars aimed at Irish Agri Professionals, which took place on Friday, 10th July. Mark Gibson, Teagasc […]
14 July 2020