Water
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
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
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
The Water Cycle – where do all the water and nutrients go
The Water Cycle – where do all the water and nutrients go Type Media Article The water cycle is a series of flows and storage components from rain to evaporation. The soil type on a farm determines the path the water takes from when it hits the ground until it evaporates. Researcher […]
10 July 2020
Farmers Help to Improve Water Quality
Farmers Help to Improve Water Quality Type Media Article By Ivan Kelly, ASSAP Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Farmers throughout Ireland are successfully working with Advisors to achieve positive water quality results according to The Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) interim report, which was recently published. Ireland is legally obliged to protect […]
10 July 2020
Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP)
Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) 0 Type Media Article The ASSAP is a new government / industry collaborative initiative running from 2018 – 2021. The programme offers a free support and advisory service (20 Teagasc and 10 Dairy Co-op advisors) and participation is voluntary. Its aim is to improve water quality […]
8 July 2020
ASSAP Interim Report #1
ASSAP Interim Report #1 Type Report Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) Interim Report #1 | 2018 – 2019 Download Publication (PDF) The first Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) interim report focuses on the establishment and implementation of the ASSAP in 2018 and interaction with farmers up until the […]
19 June 2020