2020 Webinars

December 2020

November 2020

Friday, 3 April	Greenhouse Gases - Why all the fuss?  • Questions and Answers	Speaker Philip O'Brien, EPA
Thursday, 9 April	Reducing GHG Emissions in Irish Agriculture • Understanding the commitment • Questions and Answers	Speaker John Muldowney, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
Friday, 17 April	Options to Reduce GHGs (The GHG MACCs) • Current and Predicted Emissions Levels • GHG emissions reductions that can be delivered at farm level • Questions and Answers	Speaker  Gary Lanigan, Teagasc
Friday, 24 April	Feeding Management for Productive Ruminants • How feed protein impacts GHGs? • Appropriate levels of protein at different times • Questions and Answers	Speaker Joe Patton, Teagasc
Friday, 1 May	Land Management – Drainage/Water Table Control  • The role of land management in drainage and water table control and GHG mitigations • Questions and Answers	Speaker Patrick Tuohy, Teagasc
Friday, 8 May	Maintaining the Derogation – The changes we need to see for a credible case   • Questions and Answers	Speaker Jack Nolan, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
Friday, 15 May	Reducing Slurry Emissions • Key Advisory Messages for farmers using low emissions slurry • LESS • Timing • Where to use • Nutrient Value and factoring it in and reducing Chemical Application  • Derogation Changes and TAMS  • Questions and Answers	Speakers David Wall, Mark Plunkett & Tim Hyde, Teagasc
Friday, 22 May	Use of Protected Urea • Scientific Update • Questions and Answers	Speakers Patrick Forrestal & David Wall, Teagasc
Friday, 29 May	Low Carbon Dairy Farming • Questions and Answers	Speaker  James Humphreys, Teagasc
Friday, 5 June	Water quality in Ireland - current status and Irelands 3rd River Basin Management Plan • Questions and Answers	Speaker Jenny Deakin, EPA
Friday, 12 June	Nitrogen – Interactions with soil and water • Understanding nitrogen and soil interactions • Questions and Answers	Speaker Karl Richards, Teagasc
Friday, 19 June	Phosphorus - Interactions with soil and water • Understanding phosphorus and soil interactions and finding the P pinch points on farms • Questions and Answers	Speaker Karen Daly, Teagasc
Friday, 26 June	Protecting Nitrogen and Phosphorus inputs on farms • Optimising N use and farming practices to minimise losses to water • Optimising P use and farming practices to minimise losses to water • Questions and Answers	Speaker David Wall & Mark Plunkett, Teagasc
Friday, 3 July	Forestry • GHG Emissions and the Role of Forestry • Questions and Answers	Speaker:  Tom Houlihan, Teagasc
Friday, 10 July	The Water Cycle - where does all the water go? Sediment impact on water quality • Identification of hydrological sensitive areas and mitigation actions • Understanding sediment losses water quality impacts • Questions and Answers	Speakers:  Owen Fenton and Daire OHuallachain, Teagasc
Friday, 17 July	Water Quality- LAWPRO • Protecting natural waters through catchment management • Questions and Answers	Speaker:  Ruth Hennessy, LAWPRO
Friday, 24 July	Water Quality – ASSAP – Farming for Water Quality • Policy Drivers and whole industry collaboration - Joe Crockett - DSI • Farmer advisor engagement and farm specific plans - Noel Meehan, Teagasc • Questions and Answers	Speakers:  Joe Crockett, Dairy Sustainability Ireland (DSI) and Noel Meehan ASSAP Manager, Teagasc
Friday, 31 July	Met Eireann • Ireland’s Changing Climate • Questions and Answers	Speaker:  Keith Lambkin, Senior Climatologist, Met Éireann
Friday, 7 August	Climate Adoption Policy • Adapting to the Impacts of Climate change in the Agriculture Sector – DAFM • Grass growth variability – How can we improve? - Teagasc • Questions and Answers	Speakers:  Maria Talbot, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) and  Michael O Donovan, Teagasc
Friday, 14 August	Carbon Sequestration in Grassland • Questions and Answers	Speaker Donal O Brien, Teagasc
Friday, 21 August	Woodlands for Water • Questions and Answers	Speaker Kevin Collins, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
Friday, 28 August	Energy • Energy Efficiency and Generation • The role of energy efficient and renewable technologies in decarbonising agriculture • Questions and Answers	Speakers John Upton and Barry Caslin, Teagasc
Friday, 4 September	Biodiversity o Nature of Irish Hedgerows o Questions and Answers	Speaker Catherine Keena, Teagasc
Friday, 11 September	Biodiversity o Supporting Pollinators through Agri Environmental Interventions o Questions and Answers	Speaker Lorna Cole, SRUC, Scotland
Friday, 18 September	Biodiversity o Biodiversity on farmland: current status, policy impacts, farm-scale responses o Questions and Answers	Speakers John Finn and Daire OHuallachain, Teagasc
Friday, 25 September	Biodiversity o Natural Capital on Irish Farmland o Questions and Answers	Speaker  Jane Stout, Trinity College Dublin
Friday, 2 October	Semi-natural grasslands in Ireland - precious resources under threat • Questions and Answers	Speaker Maria Long, Grassland Ecologist, National Parks and Wildlife Service
Friday, 9 October	What impacts the quality of water in Agricultural Catchments Programme [ACP]?    Findings from 11 years of high resolution monitoring in the ACP • Questions and Answers	Speaker  Per-Erik Mellander, Chief Scientist, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc
Friday, 16 October	11 years of Hi-resolution water monitoring.   An overview of the equipment and methods undertaken by the ACP in six agricultural catchments • Questions and Answers	Speaker   David Ryan, Technologist, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc
Friday, 23 October	The Agricultural Catchments Programme assessment of the Nitrates Derogation	Speaker Edward Burgess, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc
Friday, 30 October	Animal breeding as a cumulative and permanent strategy to environmental stewardship • Questions and Answers	Speaker Donagh Berry, Centre Director, VistaMilk, Teagasc

Farmer Focus: "Protecting dung beetles while managing parasites, a positive feedback loop."

Dung-Beetles - A Positive Feedback Loop (pdf) Bruce Thompson, Dairy Farmer 

Webinar 64 - High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland: marginal farming or central role in combating climate and biodiversity challenges?

High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland (pdf) Dr James Moran, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)

Webinar 63 - Commercial dairy farming without fertilizer N

Commercial dairy farming without fertilizer N (pdf) Dr James Humphreys, Teagasc Moorepark

Webinar 62 - The All Ireland Pollinator Plan

The All Ireland Pollinator Plan - sharing stories to change behaviour (pdf) Dr Úna Fitzpatrick, Biodiversity Ireland

Webinar 61 - A farmers perspective on Biodiversity, Emissions and Water Quality

A farmers perspective on biodiversity emissions and water quality (pdf) Thomas Duffy Dairy Farmer and Past President of Macra Na Feirme

Webinar 60 - Farmland Birds and the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland

Birds of conservation concern in Ireland (pdf) Dr. Anita Donaghy, Birdwatch Ireland

Webinar 59 - Renewable gas and circular economies

Renewable gas and the Mitchelstown Central Grid Injection facility (pdf) Niamh Gillen & Ian Kilgallon, Gas Networks Ireland

Webinar 58 - Celebrating our biodiversity and motivating farmers to address the climate and biodiversity emergency

Celebrating our biodiversity and motivating farmers to address the climate and biodiversity emergency (pdf) Dr Brendan Dunford, Manager of The Burren Programme

Webinar 57 - Water Quality: the challenge of understanding and valuing it!

Water Quality - The challenge of understanding and valuing water (pdf) - Bernie O' Flaherty, Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO)

Webinar 56 - Agri-food Strategy 2030 - The Environmental Ambition

Agri-food Strategy 2030 - The Environmental Ambition (pdf) Tom Arnold

Webinar 55 - Water quality – national problems, local solutions

Water quality – national problems, local solutions (pdf) Jenny Deakin, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA

Webinar 54 - The BRIDE Project, Results-based Payments and how farmers can be rewarded for environmental improvement

The BRIDE Project, Results-based Payments and how farmers can be rewarded for environmental improvement (pdf) Donal Sheehan, BRIDE Project Manager

Webinar 53 - Context, Measurement and mitigation of methane emissions in Irish dairy systems

GHG Emissions (pdf) - Laurence Shalloo, Katie Starsmore, Ben Lahart and Jonathan Herron, Teagasc

Trial Work (pdf) - Katie Starsmore, Teagasc

Webinar 52 - Climate Mitigation Options through Afforestation

Climate Mitigation Options through Afforestation (pdf) Tom Houlihan, Teagasc Forestry Specialist

Climate Mitigation Options through Afforeastation (pdf) Dr. Kevin Black, Forestry, Environmental Research and Services (FERS)

Webinar 51 - Multispecies Swards - sward and animal performance under reduced nitrogen fertiliser inputs 

Presentation to follow - Dr. Helen Sheridan and Prof Tommy Boland, University College Dublin

Webinar 50 - Working with farmers to Improve Water Quality

Working with Farmers to improve Water Quality (pdf) Noel Meehan & Edward Burgess, Teagasc

Webinar 49 - Multi-species mixtures increase yields and resilience to drought, with lower nitrogen inputs

Multi-species mixtures increase yields & drought resilience, with lower nitrogen inputs (pdf) John Finn, Teagasc

John Finn, Guylain Grange, Saoirse Cummins, Eamon Haughey, Dominika Krol, Caroline Brophy, Matthias Suter, Laura Kirwan, John Connolly, Andi Luescher, Teagasc

Webinar 48 - Low Impact Weed Control - Protecting Drinking Water Sources

Low Impact Weed Control - Protecting Drinking Water (pdf) John Keogh, Animal & Plant Health Association (APHA)

Webinar 47 - Approach to Sustainability at Carbery

Sustainability Approach at Carbery Group (pdf) Enda Buckley and Aoife Feeney, Carbery Group

Webinar 46 - The Impact of Climate Change on Smallholder Food Production in the Tropics

The Impact of Climate Change on Smallholder Food Production in the Tropics (pdf) Paul Wagstaff, Self Help Africa

Webinar 45 - The Signposts Farm Programme: Teagasc campaign for climate action

The Signpost Farm Programme - Leading climate action by Irish farmers (pdf) Tom O'Dwyer, Teagasc

Webinar 44 - Protected Urea - A Research Update

Protected Urea - A Research Update (pdf) Patrick Forrestal & Colleagues, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle

Webinar 43 - Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions – New Zealand’s story

Agricultural GHG Emissions – New Zealand’s story (pdf) Sinead Leahy, New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)

Webinar 42 - Strategies to reduce methane emissions from agriculture

Strategies to reduce methane emissions from agriculture (pdf) Sinead Waters, Teagasc

Webinar 41 - Organic Farming - Steps to on farm conversion and opportunities

Organic Farming - Steps to on farm conversion and oppertunities (pdf) Elaine Leavy, Teagasc

Webinar 40 - AgClimatise

AgClimatise - A roadmap to Climate Neutrality for Irish Agriculture (pdf) Dale Crammond, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

Webinar 39 - NFGWS Drinking Water Source Protection Pilot Project Phase 2

National Pilot Ground Water Source Protection Programme Roscommon (pdf) Sean Corrigan, NFGWS

National Federation of Group Water Schemes Phase II Source Protection Pilot Project (pdf) Patrick McCabe, NFGWS

Webinar 38 - Emerging trends in EU Policy - CAP, Green Deal, Farm to Fork

Emerging Trends in EU Policy - CAP Green Deal Farm to Fork (pdf) Alan Matthews

Webinar 37 - Measuring and Mapping Hedges

Measuring and Mapping Hedgerows (pdf) Stuart Green, Teagasc

Webinar 36 - Growing hedges for a sustainable future & Launch of hedgerow week 2020

Growing hedges for a sustainable future (pdf) Catherine Keena, Teagasc

Webinar 35 - proactively improving human and environmental health through good science

Smart Food Solutions - One Health from Soil to Society (pdf) John Gilliland, Devenish 

Webinar 34 - Creating and Shaping the development of Irelands Bioeconomy

Creating and Shaping the development of Irelands Bioeconomy (pdf) Patrick Barrett, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

Webinar 33 - MCPA herbicide: new insights from catchment scale research in the North-West 

MCPA herbicide - New insights from catchment scale research in the north west (pdf) Philip Jordan, Ulster University

Webinar 32 - The Economics of catchment management, linking science and farmer behaviour in the ACP 

The Economics of catchment management - linking science and farmer behavior in the ACP (pdf) Michele McCormack, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc

Webinar 31 - Animal breeding as a cumulative and permanent strategy to environmental stewardship

Lowering Irelands environmental hoofprint (pdf) Donagh Berry, VistaMilk, Teagasc

Webinar 30 - The Agricultural Catchments Programme assessment of the Nitrates Derogation

ACP Nitrates Derogation Evaluation (pdf) Edward Burgess, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc

Webinar 29 - 11 years of Hi-resolution water monitoring. An overview of the equipment and methods undertaken by the ACP in six agricultural catchments

11 years of High Resolution Water Monitoring (pdf) David Ryan, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc

Recording to follow

Webinar 28 - What impacts the quality of water in Agricultural Catchments Programme [ACP]? Findings from 11 years of high resolution monitoring in the ACP.

Findings from 11 years of high temporal resolution monitoring in the ACP (pdf) Per-Erik Mellander, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc

Webinar 27 - Biodiversity - Semi-natural grasslands in Ireland - precious resources under threat

Semi natural grasslands in Ireland - precious resources under threat (pdf) Maria Long, National Parks & Wildlife Service

Webinar 26 - Biodiversity - Natural Capital on Irish Farmland

Natural Capital on Irish Farmland (pdf) Jane Stout, Trinity College Dublin

Webinar 25 - Biodiversity on farmland: current status, policy impacts, farm-scale responses

Farmland Biodiversity - Ecological policy and practice (pdf) Daire Ó hUallacháin, Teagasc

Webinar 24 - Biodiversity - Supporting Pollinators through Agri Environmental Interventions

Supporting pollinators through Agri Environmental Interventions (pdf) Lorna Cole, SRUC, Scotland

Recommendations to ensure the-CAP post 2020 supports insect pollinators (pdf) Lorna Cole, SRUC, Scotland

Webinar 23 - Biodiversity - Nature of Irish Hedgerows

The Nature of Irish Hedgerows (pdf) Catherine Keena, Teagasc

Webinar 22 - Energy

The role of energy efficient and renewable technologies in decarbonising agriculture (pdf) Barry Caslin, Teagasc

Energy Efficiency and Generation - Dairy (pdf) John Upton, Teagasc

Webinar 21 - Woodlands for Water

Woodlands for Water (pdf) Kevin Collins and Ken Bucke, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

Webinar 20 - Carbon Sequestration in Grassland 

Carbon Sequestration in Temperate Grasslands (pdf) Donal O'Brien, Teagasc

Webinar 19 - Climate Adaption Policy

Grass growth variability-what can we improve (pdf) Michael O'Donovan, Teagasc

 Adapting to the impacts of climate change in the Agriculture Sector (pdf) Damien Wyse, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

Webinar 18 - Met Eireann - Ireland's Changing Climate

Irelands Changing Climate (pdf) Keith Lambkin, Met Eireann

Webinar 17 - Water Quality - ASSAP - Farming for Water Quality

ASSAP Farmer/Advisor Engagement and Farm Specific Plans (pdf) Noel Meehan, Teagasc

ASSAP and Sustainability Options and Approaches (pdf) Joe Crockett, Dairy Sustainability Ireland

Webinar 16 - Water Quality - Protecting natural waters through catchment management

Protecting natural waters through catchment management (pdf) Ruth Hennessy, LAWPRO

Webinar 15 - The Water Cycle - Where does all the water go? And Sediment impact on water quality

The Water Cycle - Where does all the water go? (pdf) Owen Fenton, Teagasc

Sediment and Water Quality (pdf) Daire OHuallachain, Teagasc

Webinar 14 - Forestry - Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Role of Forestry

Forestry - Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Role of Forestry (php) Tom Houlihan, Teagasc

Webinar 13 - Protecting Nitrogen and Phosphorus inputs on farms

Protecting Nitrogen and Phosphorus inputs on farms (pdf) David Wall, Teagasc

Protecting-Nitrogen and Phosphorus inputs on farms (pdf) Mark Plunkett, Teagasc

Webinar 12 - Water Quality - Phosphorus - interatction in soil and water

Phosphorus Interaction in soils and water (pdf) Karen Daly, Teagasc

Webinar 11 - Water Quality - Nitrogen - interactions between soil and water

Nitrogen interactions between soil and water (pdf) Karl Richards, Teagasc

Webinar 10 - Water Quality in Ireland - Current Status and Irelands 3^rd River Basin Management Plan

Water Quality in Ireland Jenny Deakin, Environment Protection Agency EPA

Webinar 9 - Low Carbon Dairy Farming

Lowering the carbon footprint of pasture-based dairy production (pdf) James Humphreys, Teagasc

Webinar 8 - Use of Protected Urea

Use of Protected Urea (pdf) Patrick Forrestal and David Wall, Teagasc

Webinar 7 - Reducing Slurry Emissions

Slurry Management Options for Reducing Gaseous Emissions (pdf) David Wall, Teagasc

Managing Cattle Slurry Efficiently (pdf) Mark Plunkett, Teagasc

Webinar 6 - Maintaining the Derogation - The changes we need to see for a credible case

Maintaining the Derogation - The changes we need to see for a credible case Jack Nolan - Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

Webinar 5 - Land Management - Drainage and Water Table Control

Land Management - Role of Land drainage - Water table control in GHG Mitigation (pdf) Patrick Tuohy, Teagasc

Webinar 4 - Feeding Management for Productive Ruminants

Feeding Management for Productive Ruminants Joe Patton, Teagasc

Webinar 3 - Options to Reduce GHGs - The GHG MACCs

Options to Reduce GHGs - The GHG MACCs Gary Lanigan, Teagasc

Webinar 2 - Reducing GHG Emissions in Irish Agriculture

 Reducing GHG Emissions in Irish Agriculture John Muldowney - Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

Webinar 1 - GHG Why all the fuss?

National Inventory estimates of Agriculture and Land Use GHG emissions 1990 - 2016 (pdf) Philip O Brien - Environmental Protection Agency EPA