The Signpost Series

Declan Byrne, SUAS Project Manager, joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss Future Upland Management - Lessons from SUAS. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist. To register...

Bryan Irvine, CAFRE, Greenmount College, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ecosystems services on CAFRE's Upland Farm. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist. To register f...

Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Professor Frank O'Mara, Teagasc Director, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the perspectives of farm sustainability. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by...

As part of Hedgerow Week, Joe Gowran, CEO, Woodlands of Ireland and Maria Cullen, Chair of the Society of Irish Plant Pathologists (SIPP) joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, and Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, to discuss the value of native provenance trees and hedging stock and how to reduce health risks to them. To register f...

Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, joined Mark Gibson on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to officially launch Hedgerow Week 2021, which took place from 3 -10 December. Professor Frank O'Mara, Teagasc Director, also joined the webinar to welcome the involvement of a wide range of organisations and interested stakeholder...

Drs. Donnacha Doody and Russell Adams, AFBI, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss managing the risk of Phosphorus loss from slurry application in Northern Ireland. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment...

Dr Bob Rees, SRUC Scotland, joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss what are the implications of net zero for UK agriculture? A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc. To register for future webinars visit: http...

Dr. Seamus Kearney, Signpost Programme, and Jonathan Herron, Teagasc Moorepark, joined Pat Murphy on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ‘Farm Specific Mitigation Strategies and Practical Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Irish Farms’. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc....

Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, joined Mark Gibson on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss assessing biodiversity management practices on intensively managed farmland. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc. To r...

Edward Burgess, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc, joined Mark Gibson on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss soil fertility trends in the Agricultural Catchments Programme. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc. To register for f...

James Gaffey, Munster Technological University (MTU), Johan Sanders, GRASSA and Wageningen University & Research, and Bridget Lynch, Teagasc joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss Biorefinery Glas and the potential of the bioeconomy to transform grassland agriculture in Ireland. A questi...

Gavin Hunt, Farm Zero C Project Manager, BiOrbic & Cian White, Trinity College Dublin joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar with an overview of the Farm Zero C project. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Kn...

Dr. David Styles, University of Limerick, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the implications of climate neutrality for agriculture, land use & forestry in Ireland. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Envi...

Dr Douglas McMillan, Chair of the Green Restoration Ireland (GRI) Cooperative and Eimhin David Shortt joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ‘what’s the story with our bogs?’ as well as the European Carbon Farming Initiative. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the w...

Dr Patrick Crushell, Project Manager, The Pearl Mussel Project EIP, joined Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the Pearl Mussel Project EIP: a results based payment scheme targeting an endangered species whilst delivering wider environmental benefits. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by...

Cathal Somers, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor and Philip Murphy, LAWPRO Catchment Scientist, joined Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss combining catchment science & agricultural advice to improve local water quality. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environmen...

Jack Nolan, Senior Inspector, DAFM, joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss Ireland's Draft Nitrate Action Programme and the 2nd stage consultation. The main topics discussed included: • The history of the Nitrates Regulations • The significant pressures causing impacts on water quality • Regional Nitrogen...

Suzanne Higgins, Soil Scientist, AFBI joined Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss to discuss refining fertiliser recommendations for extensively managed grassland. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme. For more shows and information fro...

Anna Meenan from The Heritage Council joined Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss traditional farm buildings. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc. For more shows and information from the series and to register for future webinars visit:...

Hugh Carey, Archaeologist, National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage joined Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss archaeology and farming. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc. For more shows...

Sara Vero, Assistant Lecturer, Agricultural Science, Waterford Institute of Technology joined Pat Murphy, Head of the Teagasc Environment KT Programme, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss managing nutrient runoff from farmyards. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc. For more shows and information...

Fergal Monaghan, Project Manager for the Hen Harrier Programme joined Pat Murphy, Head of the Teagasc Environment KT Programme, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the Hen Harrier Project, a landscape level approach to results based agri-environment payment systems. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Catherine Keena,...

Ross Monaghan, Ag Research, New Zealand joins Pat Murphy, Head of the Teagasc Environment KT Programme, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss recent policy developments for managing grazing livestock in New Zealand – with some practical implications and future research needs to lessen farming’s impact on water quality. The presentation was followed by a questions...

Noel Meehan, ASSAP Manager, Teagasc and Joe Crockett, Dairy Sustainability Ireland, join Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar with an update on ASSAP and Water Quality restoration. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Eddie Burgess. For more shows and information from the serie...

Dairy farmer, Bruce Thompson, joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ‘Protecting dung beetles while managing parasites, a positive feedback loop’. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme. For more shows and information from the series...