Environment
Livestock provide much more than nutritious food – Senior FAO official
Livestock production systems have come under increased scrutiny in recent times. Despite challenges aplenty, opportunities exist.
07 November 2024
Views wanted on proposed changes to Noxious Weeds legislation
The views of farmers, citizens and stakeholders have been sought as part of a public consultation on proposed changes to legislation under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1936, which proposes the addition of blackgrass to the list of controlled weeds.
07 November 2024
Sustainability in Agriculture: the Science and Evidence
The Teagasc Sustainability in Agriculture: the Science and Evidence conference is taking place today, Tuesday, November 5 at the Teagasc Research Centre at Ashtown, Dublin.
05 November 2024
Part 2: Water quality challenges and the outlook for the future
Continuing the topic of asking if farmers are going in the right direction in relation to improving water quality, Teagasc Agricultural Catchment Specialist Eddie Burgess discusses the challenge on Irish farms on this episode of the Environment Edge podcast.
05 November 2024
Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2023 revealed
Teagasc has released its latest sustainability report focusing on the year 2023.
29 October 2024
Organic Farming Information meetings get underway
Are you interested in organics or questioning whether organic farming is an option for your farm? Following the opening of the Organic Farming Scheme and to answer some of the key queries you may have, the Teagasc Organics team is hosting a series of Organic Farming Information meetings.
29 October 2024
Mapping a course
Teagasc’s Better Farming for Water campaign aims to support the agri-food sector to improve water quality across Ireland’s catchments. To learn more, TResearch spoke to a researcher on the campaign, Daire Ó hUallacháin.
29 October 2024
Ciaran Bartley: Nearing the finish with my 20-month steers
Ciaran Bartley, Signpost Programme Demonstration Farmer, gives us his farm update for October, discussing management of steers, highlighting weight gain, feeding strategies, and plans for grazing and silage production.
26 October 2024
Balancing sheep, beef and tillage – Brian Nicholson’s route to partial organic conversion
Having claimed the Sheep Enterprise Award at the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024, Dr Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist, and Terry Carroll, Drystock Advisor in Kilkenny, detail Brian Nicholson’s journey to partial organic conversion.
24 October 2024
5 steps to becoming an organic farmer
As the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has recently reopened for applications, Teagasc Organic Advisor, Orla Walsh provides five key steps farmers must follow when transitioning from a conventional to an organic farming system.
22 October 2024
Agriculture emissions down in quarter one
Emissions from agriculture for the first quarter of 2024 were down by 2.6% when compared to the first quarter in 2023, the Quarterly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Indicator Report released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, October 22, has shown.
22 October 2024
How weather patterns are changing, what are we adapting to?
As part of the recent Teagasc Grassland Climate Adaption Conference, Met Éireann’s Pádraig Flattery outlined how Ireland’s climate has changed and how it is likely to continue changing in the future.
21 October 2024
Farmers in ACRES CP: Monies available for Field Margins
Catherine Keena and Michéal Kelly, Environmental Specialists at Teagasc, write on the opportunities Field Margins as a non-Productive Investment present to ACRES CP participants, and remind potential applicants that the deadline to apply is Thursday, October 31.
21 October 2024
Listen: Water Quality Challenges and the Outlook for the Future - Part 1
Are farmers going in the right direction in relation to improving water quality? Teagasc Agricultural Catchment Specialist, Eddie Burgess, joins us to discuss the challenge on Irish farms.
21 October 2024
Tracking Farm Emissions to Improve Sustainability with Richard Starrett
National Farm Survey data helps farmers assess and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic and social sustainability. Richard Starrett, Signpost Programme Demonstration Farmer, tells us more.
20 October 2024
Growing Wild: Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath
Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, this time focusing on Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath
20 October 2024
Optimizing Inputs and Maximizing Yields: Tom Tierney Farm Update October 2024
Tom Tierney, Teagasc Signpost Programme Demonstration Farmer, tells us how his oilseed rape yield results justify his decision to minimise input spend.
18 October 2024
How this suckler farmer is going the extra mile to protect water quality
Shane Keaveney, a suckler farmer from Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon, is going above and beyond to lessen the impact of his farming practices on water quality – specifically the watercourse bounding his farm.
16 October 2024
National Liming Programme: Farmers reminded of spreading deadline
Farmers are reminded that the latest date for spreading lime in the 2023 National Liming Programme is Thursday, October 31 2024.
15 October 2024
Making an ACRES NPI application
John Enda Flannelly, ACRES Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris, provides a guide for farmers on how to apply for Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) under the Agri-Climate Rural Environmental Scheme (ACRES) to enhance environmental sustainability and increase their payment potential.
14 October 2024
How can farmers reduce their overall labour demand?
Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Martina Gormley joins this episode of the Environment Edge podcast to discuss hours worked per cow and how farmers can reduce their overall labour demand.
11 October 2024
Bio Circularity in Action: Exploring Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems - A Platform for Global Insights and Local Innovation
Teagasc hosted the Bio Circularity Summit at the Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown on 10 October 2024. This landmark event brought together global experts, industry leaders, and innovators to discuss the future of circular bioeconomy and its crucial role in building sustainable food systems.
11 October 2024
Recap: NZAGRC and Teagasc on breeding low methane emitting animals
A recent webinar highlighted the research ongoing to investigate the potential of breeding for low emissions animals as a methane mitigation approach in both Ireland and New Zealand.
08 October 2024
Green Thinking - Plants for Bees
Dónall Flanagan, Teagasc Nursery Stock and Ornamentals Specialised Advisor, discusses the importance of ivy as a critical late-season food source for pollinators like bees and butterflies, highlighting its ecological benefits for biodiversity in Ireland.
06 October 2024
Growing Wild: Common Knapweed and Parasitoid Wasps
Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, this time focusing on Common Knapweed and Parasitoid Wasps.
05 October 2024
Bridging the Funding Gap: Scaling Innovations in Circular Bioeconomy
Leading funders of early stage Agri Food and Ag Tech companies, along with experienced entrepreneurs in the sector convene at the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin as part of Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2024 to accelerate innovation in the circular bioeconomy in Ireland.
04 October 2024
Championing environmental sustainability – what set the Walsh family apart
John and Brendan Walsh, a father and son dairy farming duo from Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary, were crowned the overall winners of the Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards earlier this week.
03 October 2024
Don’t lose valuable slurry storage capacity
As the slurry spreading season has now come to pass, farmers have been urged to focus their attentions on clean water – particularly limiting its ingress into slurry stores or slatted tanks.
03 October 2024
Tipperary triumph in inaugural Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards
John and Brendan Walsh from Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary were announced as the Teagasc / FBD Environmentally Sustainable Farmer of the Year 2024 at the awards ceremony in Co. Laois on Tuesday, October 1.
02 October 2024
Solar powered water pumps and nose pumps available under TAMS
Fencing off watercourses to prevent cattle access is recognised as one of the ‘8-Actions for Change’ within the Teagasc Better Farming for Water Campaign. To achieve this though, an alternative water supply must be available.
30 September 2024