Teagasc NFS 2020 Sustainability Report Launch

30 November 2021 30 November 2021

The 2020 report uses the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) to track the performance of dairy, cattle, sheep and tillage farms in improving their economic, environmental and social sustainability.

The webinar will provide the latest sustainability assessment for Irish agriculture as well as providing an update to the creation of biodiversity indicators through the NFS.  Finally, action for improving sustainability will be discussed in the context of the Teagasc Signpost Programme.

The panellists and topics discussed will include:

• Introduction
  Frank O’ Mara, Director of Teagasc
• Policy Developments
  Trevor Donnellan, Head of Agricultural Economics & Farm Surveys Department, Teagasc 
• Presentation of 2020 sustainability results
  Cathal Buckley, Economist – Agricultural Economics & Farm Surveys Department, Teagasc 
• Biodiversity indicators measurement through the NFS
  John Finn, Teagasc Researcher in Biodiversity & Farmland Ecology 
• Overview of developments in the Teagasc Signpost Programme
  Tom O’Dwyer, Head of Signpost Programme