The Signpost Series

Elaine Crosse and Mark Stafford, Danone, joined Andy Boland, Teagasc Environment Specialist, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss Danone's Sustainability Journey. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Noel Meehan, ASSAP Programme Manager, Teagasc. To register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corpo...

Dr. Stephen Nolan, PIGergy Project & Mr. Shaun Connolly, GEBTech Project, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss ‘Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Cattle & Pig Manure’. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environm...

David Meredith, Research Officer, Teagasc & Francis Bligh, Health and Safety Specialist, Teagasc joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss understanding and supporting social sustainability of farmers and preventing injury and ill health in agriculture. A questions and answers session took pla...

Teagasc’s, Professor Gary Lanigan, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and the Role of Sequestration and Rewetting. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer...

Rory Somers, Policy Lead on Micro-generation and Assistant Principal, Retail Energy Policy & Regulation Division at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series to give an overview of the Micro-generation Support Scheme. Rory was also joined by...

David Hagan, Sustainable Agricultural Manager, Devenish Nutrition and Russell Smyth, KPMG joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss meeting our sustainability targets in agriculture: the Agri biomethane opportunity. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilit...

Dr Seamus Kearney, Training and Development Specialist, Signpost Programme, Teagasc joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar with an overview of fertiliser programmes to save money and emissions on Dairy and Drystock farms. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was f...

Carol Quish, Mulkear EIP, joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss on-farm actions to improve water quality in the Mulkear Catchment. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Noel Meehan, ASSAP Manager, Teagasc. To register for future...

Dr Patrick Forrestal, Teagasc Researcher, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar with nutrient tips to save money and reduce emissions on your farm. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Departme...

Dr Dominika Krol, Teagasc & Dr David Kelleghan, UCD, joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ammonia emissions, impacts & solutions. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc. To register for future webin...

Teagasc’s Marion Sorley joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the carbon footprint of dairy farms along the Atlantic coast of Europe. 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,...

Professor Jane Stout, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ‘Valuing Natural Capital for the Future’. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside M...

Dr James Humphreys, Teagasc Solohead Farm, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss managing red clover on dairy farms. 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 regi...

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...