The Signpost Series

Dr James Moran, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ‘High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland: marginal farming or central role in combating climate and biodiversity challenges?’ The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc. F...

Dr James Humphreys, Principal Research Officer, Teagasc Moorepark, joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss commercial dairy farming without fertiliser N. 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 s...

Dr Úna FitzPatrick from the National Biodiversity Data Centre, joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the All Ireland Pollinator Plan. 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 and to regis...

Thomas Duffy, dairy farmer and past President of Macra Na Feirme, joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar with a farmer's perspective on biodiversity, emissions and water quality. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme. For more shows and informa...

Niamh Gillen, Innovation Engineer and Ian Kilgallon, Business Development Officer, Gas Networks Ireland joined Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss renewable gas and the Mitchelstown Central Grid Injection facility. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environm...

Dr. Brendan Dunford, Manager of The Burren Programme, joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss celebrating our biodiversity and motivating farmers to address the climate and biodiversity emergency. Brendan's presentation was followed by a questions and answers session, facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Pr...

Dr. Anita Donaghy and Oonagh Duggan from Birdwatch Ireland join Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the declining bird population in our country. In response to this rapid decline in the bird population, the Irish government has declared a bio diversity emergency. This episode was followed by a questions and answers session, faci...

Bernie O’ Flaherty, Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss water quality: the challenge of understanding and valuing it! Bernie's presentation was followed by a questions and answers session, facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme. For more shows and inform...

Tom Arnold, Chair of the 2030 Agri Food Strategy Committee joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the 2030 Agri Food Strategy: The Environmental Ambition. Tom's 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 t...

Jenny Deakin from the Environmental Protection Agency joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss water quality – national problems, local solutions. Jenny's presentation was then followed by a questions and answers session, facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme. For more shows and information from the...

Donal Sheehan manager of the BRIDE project joins Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss how farmers can be rewarded for making changes towards becoming a more environmentally friendly farm. The BRIDE project is an innovative agri-environment project based in the river Bride catchment in North East Co. Cork and West Waterford. The ai...

Laurence Shalloo, Ben Lahart & Katie Starsmore, Teagasc join Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the context, measurement & mitigation of methane emissions in Irish dairy systems. Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme with Teagasc also joined the webinar to facilitate the questions and answers session. For...

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...