All you need to know about the new Signpost Advisory Programme

Stan Lalor, Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, with an update on the recent launch of the Signpost Advisory Programme and details on how you can take part.

This public programme is available to all farmers. It will build on the network of Signpost Programme demonstration farms, by providing enhanced advisory and training support to farmers to commit to, select and implement climate and sustainability actions that will be appropriate and impactful on their farms. Participating farmers will be given the opportunity to commit to taking action for their farms.

A ‘Know My Number – Make My Plan‘ component of the programme, supported by the Sustainability Digital Platform - AgNav, will allow farmers to see and understand their carbon emissions and sequestration profile as a baseline from which to act. A team of advisors are available in each advisory region.

 With advisory support, farmers will make a plan to improve by adopting positive changes and technologies, and advisors will help them with the implementation of the plan and the tracking of progress. This will also create trust and build capacity for supporting the adoption of new technologies as they emerge. The ambition of the programme is to engage with 50,000 farmers between now and 2030.

You can sign up to the Signpost Advisory Programme here. Contact details for your local Signpost advisor are available here.

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