Some Agronomic, Economic and Environmental Considerations associated with the Nitrate Directive and the Tillage Sector
The requirement to establish a green cover within six weeks of ploughing/cultivating land destined for spring crops, where the ploughing/cultivation takes place before January 15th, is causing difficulties for Irish cereal growers. The main concerns, about the effective ban on ploughing before January 15th, include yield reduction and extra costs caused by difficulty in achieving good seedbeds. There are also concerns about pest and disease carryover, machine capacity and malting barley quality. These potential implications were considered in this review.
- Date
- 14 July 2010
- Type
- Submission
BROADFORM: Shaping and tending of broadleaves – 5106
BROADFORM: Shaping and tending of broadleaves - 5106
- Date
- 01 July 2010
- Type
- Technology Update
Identification and molecular characterisation of genes influencing Irish pork meat quality – 5643
Identification and molecular characterisation of genes influencing Irish pork meat quality
- Date
- 30 June 2010
- Type
- Technology Update
Developing novel convenient meat based products by application of high pressure processing (HP meat). – 5580
Developing novel convenient meat based products by application of high pressure processing (HP meat).
- Date
- 30 June 2010
- Type
- Technology Update
A Climate for Change Proceedings
Opportunities for Carbon-Efficient Farming
- Date
- 25 June 2010
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Suckler Beef: Achieving a gross margin of €1,000/hectare
Grange Suckler Beef Open Day Booklet
- Date
- 15 June 2010
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Straw for Energy
Straw is a by-product resulting from the growing of commercial crops, primarily cereal grain. Ireland’s area under cereals amounts to almost 300,000 hectares and yielding approximately 1.1m tonnes of straw. The traditional markets for straw include, animal bedding, animal feed and chopping and plough back to increase soil carbon content. Straw has been used in other EU countries for decades as a combustion fuel for both heat and electricity production.
- Date
- 01 June 2010
- Type
- Factsheet
Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion (AD) is the conversion of feedstock (any organic non-woody material) by micro-organisms in the absence of oxygen into biogas and digestate. It is a natural process and is well understood by mankind having been harnessed for many years.
- Date
- 01 June 2010
- Type
- Factsheet
Development of metabolomics based methods to benefit marker assisted breeding in perennial ryegrass – 5622
Development of metabolomics based methods to benefit marker assisted breeding in perennial ryegrass - 5622
- Date
- 01 June 2010
- Type
- Technology Update
Switchgrass
Switchgrass is a perennial grass native to North America which can produce high biomass yields at low input levels. The principal markets for switchgrass are electricity and heat production.
- Date
- 01 June 2010
- Type
- Factsheet