Signpost Conference & General Assembly 2024
The Signpost Conference and General Assembly 2024 took place on Thursday, 21 November in the Talbot Hotel Clonmel.
Download the Signpost Conference 2024 Proceedings Here
Opening Address
Professor Frank O'Mara, Teagasc Director
Session 1: Climate Challenges in Agriculture
Chaired by Dr. Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme, Teagasc
Weather trends over the past 60 years
Mary Curley, Met Éireann
- Paper: Weather Trends Over the Past 60 Years (PDF)
- Watch a video recording of Mary Curley's presentation
Future weather & adaptation of farming practices
Dr. Elodie Ruelle, Teagasc
- Paper: Future Weather and Adaptation of Farming Practices (PDF)
- Watch a video recording of Dr. Elodie Ruelle's presentation
Session 2: Making Change Happen
Chaired by Dr. George Ramsbottom, Signpost Advisory Programme, Teagasc
Progress made on the Signpost Farms
Dr. Tom O'Dwyer, Teagasc
- Paper: Signpost Farms: Taking Steps to Reduce GHG Emissions (PDF)
- Watch a video recording of Dr. Tom O'Dwyer's presentation
Putting Technologies into Practice
John & Brendan Walsh, Winners of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024
- Paper: Putting Technologies into Practice (PDF)
Session 3: Innovative Future Climate Solutions
Chaired by Dr. Karl Richards, Climate Centre, Teagasc
Methane Reducing Food Additives
Dr. Hazel Costigan, Teagasc
- Paper: Methane Reducing Feed Additives (PDF)
- Watch a video recording of Dr. Hazel Costigan's presentation
Cover Crops
Dr. Richie Hackett, Teagasc
- Paper: Cover Crops on Irish Tillage Farms (PDF)
- Watch a video recording of Dr. Richie Hackett's presentation
The Impact of Finishing Age on GHG Emissions
Dr. Paul Crosson, Teagasc
- Paper: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture by Finishing Beef Cattle at Earlier Ages (PDF)
- Watch a video recording of Dr. Paul Crosson's presentation
How much soil carbon is stored under the Signpost farms?
Dr. Giulia Bondi, Teagasc
Monitoring, Reporting, & Verifying Above Ground Carbon Stocks on the Signpost Farms
Dr. Stuart Green, Teagasc
- Paper: Biodiversity and Stored Carbon (PDF)
- Watch a video recording of Dr. Stuart Green's presentation
Beyond 2030: The Journey to Net Zero
Dr. Jonathan Herron, Teagasc
- Paper: Beyond 2030 - Pathway to Net Zero (PDF)