Climate Adaptation Conference
What are the adaptations to be made to address the climate challenges in grassland?
15 October 2024
Climate Adaptation Conference Proceedings
Conference objective
Irish grassland systems are experiencing some clear climatic challenges. The incidence of high level precipitation events, soil moisture deficits and prolonged winter conditions are becoming increasingly frequent resulting in challenging conditions for Irish farmers.
The objective of this conference is to identify the significant risks and opportunities for Irish grassland systems and to highlight the knowledge gaps that may exist which require an additional research focus. Key areas such as:
- grass/clover breeding
- grassland modelling
- weather and grass production trends
- latest research findings
form part of the conference. The conference is very much focussed to addressing the key climate adaptations that Irish grassland needs to address in the years ahead.
Conference sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agenda
Time | Item |
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8.30am | Registration - Tea/Coffee |
8.45am | Conference Opening |
Session 1 |
Impacts of changing weather patterns - Chair Michael Doran, ICBF Chairman |
9.00am | Setting the scene - Dr. Joe Patton |
9.15am |
How weather patterns are changing, what are we adapting to? - Dr. Padraig Flattery, Met Eireann |
9.45am |
Feed costs - future scenario analysis - Dr. Peter Doyle and Dr. Tomas Tubritt, Teagasc |
10.05am | A decade of PastureBase Ireland - what do we know about grass growth on farms - Prof. Michael O’Donovan and Dr. Ciaran Hearn, Teagasc |
Session 2 |
Climate adaptation challenges - Chair Brian Murphy, DAFM |
10.35am | The Grazing Cow — A Carbon Paradox - – Dr. Luc Delaby INRAE |
11.00am | Grass growth to 2040: the challenges ahead - Dr. Elodie Ruelle, Teagasc |
11.25am | Break |
Session 3 |
New species and the challenges - Chair Fiona O’Donnell, Dairy Women Ireland/Dairy Farmer |
11.50am |
Breeding for climate adaptation – Dr. Alan Stewart PGG Wrightson Seeds, New Zealand |
12.20pm |
Plantain and multi species swards - their role in adaptation – Dr. Ellen Fitzpatrick, Dr. Philip Creighton, Dr. Brendan Horan and Mr. Kevin Dolan, Teagasc |
12.50pm | Grass/clover swards - adapting to the climate challenge – Dr. Michael Egan, Dr. Caitlin Looney, Teagasc and Mr. Mark Bateman - Dairy farmer |
1.10pm | Discussion |
1.30pm |
Summary/key messages/new research areas – Dr. Deirdre Hennessy, UCC |
1.45pm | Lunch |
2.30pm |
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