The Signpost Series

Tom Houlihan, Teagasc Forestry Specialist and Dr. Kevin Black, Forestry, Environmental Research and Services (FERS) join Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar series to discuss climate mitigation options through afforestation. Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme with Teagasc also joined the webinar and facilitated the questio...

Dr. Helen Sheridan and Prof. Tommy Boland, UCD join Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar series to discuss multi-species swards. Helen and Tommy explain sward and animal performance under reduced nitrogen fertiliser inputs while Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme with Teagasc also joined the webinar to facilitate the questi...

Noel Meehan, ASSAP Programme Manager and Edward Burgess, ACP Specialist Advisor, Teagasc, join Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar series. Noel and Edward discuss working with farmers to improve water quality and Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme also joined the webinar facilitating the questions and answers session. For m...

John Keogh, the chief executive of the Animal and Plant Health association, joins Mark Gibson on this week’s podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the impact of pesticides on our water quality and the initiatives that the industry and our farmers are rolling out to tackle this issue. The webinar was followed by a Q&A session with Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT P...

John Finn, Teagasc’s Research Officer in Biodiversity and Farmland Ecology, joins Mark Gibson on this week’s podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss multi-species mixtures, their increased yields and resilience to drought along with lower nitrogen inputs. The webinar was followed by a Q&A session with Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme with Teagasc. For more...

On this podcast version of the latest Signpost Series webinar, Mark Gibson is joined by Enda Buckley, Director of Sustainability for Carbery group and Aoife Feeney, Farm Sustainability Manager for Carbery group. Farm sustainability from a milk processor’s point of view is the topic for discussion in the latest episode. Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme with Teagasc also joined t...

In this episode of The Signpost Series webinars, Mark Gibson is joined by Paul Wagstaff, Senior Agricultural Advisor with Self Help Africa who speaks about the impact of climate change on smallholder food production in the tropics and the interventions that can be used to reduce the impacts of climate change. Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme with Teagasc also joined the program...

Mark Gibson was joined by Dr Tom O'Dwyer, Professor Gerry Boyle and Pat Murphy where they will discuss The Signpost Programme which is a campaign to promote climate change by Irish farmers. Dr Tom O'Dwyer leads this programme and outlines what lies ahead. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agri...

Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd was joined by guest speaker Patrick Forrestal, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, to discuss Protected Urea: A Research Update. Patrick's presentation was followed by a Q&A session which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-ev...

Mark Gibson was joined by Dr Sinead Leahy (Deputy Director and Senior Science Advisor with New Zealand agriculture greenhouse gas research centre) to discuss how the farming community in New Zealand are responding to challenges presented by climate change. The key differences in their approach was compared to those in Ireland. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future...

Mark Gibson, Manager of Teagasc ConnectEd program was joined by Sinead Waters who is a principal research officer in the animal bio-science department in Teagasc and they discuss the development of strategies to reduce methane emissions from agriculture. Agriculture in Ireland is responsible for approximately 32% of all greenhouse gas emissions with methane being the biggest driver. For more shows...

Mark Gibson, Teagasc SignPost series was joined by Elaine Leavy, Organic Specialist, Teagasc to discuss various steps you can take to covert to organic farming and some opportunities to exploit in switching to organic farming. Only 2% of Ireland’s land cover is under organic production. Elaine outlines that biodiversity is a key component that has come to the fore in EU policy around organic farmi...

Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd was joined by guest speaker Dale Crammond, Climate Change and Bioenergy Policy Division, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) to discuss AgClimatise - A roadmap to Climate Neutrality for Irish Agriculture. Dale's presentation was followed by a Q&A session which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc. For more shows and info...

Focused on NFGWS Drinking Water Source Protection Pilot Project - Phase 2, this webinar was moderated by Mark Gibson and featured guest speakers Patrick McCabe and Sean Corrigan, National Federation of Group Water Schemes. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd and Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc were joined by Alan Matthews, Trinity College Dublin to discuss emerging trends in EU policy - CAP, Green Deal, Farm to Fork. Alan's presentation was followed by a Q&A session. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-...

Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd and Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc were joined by Stuart Green, Teagasc Research Officer to discuss measuring and mapping hedges. Stuart's presentation was followed by a Q&A session. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

On this episode of #TheSignpostSeries, Mark Gibson and Pat Murphy were joined by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Agriculture with responsibility for land use and biodiversity and Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist who spoke about the importance of growing hedges for a sustainable future. Minister Hackett also officially launched Teagasc Hedgerow week 2020 which took pl...

Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd programme was joined by Dr. John Gilliland, Director of Agriculture & Sustainability, Devenish and Pat Murphy, Teagasc Environment Programme Manager to discuss how to proactively improve human and environmental health through good science in the context of achieving carbon neutrality within the agri-food system. For more shows and information on the series and to...

Mark Gibson was joined by Patrick Barrett from Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine who spoke about the development of Ireland's Bioeconomy. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

Philip Jordan, Ulster University, joined host Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd to focus on the MCPA herbicide: new insights from catchment scale research in the North-West. Philip's presentation was followed by a questions & answers session, facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://...

Michele McCormack, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc, joined host Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd to focus on the economics of catchment management, linking science and farmer behaviour in the ACP. Michele's presentation was followed by a questions & answers session, facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc. For more shows and information on the series and to register...

Donagh Berry, Centre Director of VistaMilk, Teagasc speaks about using animal breeding as a cumulative and permanent strategy to environmental stewardship. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

Edward Burgess, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc gave an insight into the Agricultural Catchments Programme assessment of the Nitrates Derogation, as part of the Signpost Series of webinars. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

Host Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc was joined by Per-Erik Mellander, Chief Scientist, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc to discuss what impacts the quality of water in Agricultural Catchments Programme [ACP]? For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

Host Mark Gibson, Teagasc was joined by Maria Long, Grassland Ecologist, National Parks and Wildlife Service to discuss semi-natural grasslands in Ireland - precious resources under threat followed by a questions and answers session. For more shows and information on the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/