Lessons Learned from the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme
The Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme was set up in 2011 to develop a network of dairy farms on poorly drained soils to act as a test bed for strategies and management practices that could be implemented to improve the efficiency and performance of farms dominated by such soils, which account for 30% of grasslands nationally.
Today, Teagasc has published a new booklet - ‘Lessons learned - key findings of the Teagasc Heavy Soils programme’. This new publication outlines the development of the participating farms over the last ten years. Its publication coincides with the takeover of Teagasc social media accounts today, by one of the participants in the Heavy Soils Programme, Danny Bermingham, to outline what is happening on his farm in County Clare.
May 6, 2021 12:14 pm
Teagasc has released a booklet detailing the progress and developments in its Heavy Soils Programme over the last 10 years.
The programme was set up in 2011 to develop a network of dairy farms on poorly drained soils to act as a “test bed” for strategies and management practices.
The aim was to improve the efficiency and performance of farms dominated by such soils, which account for 30% of grasslands nationally.
The booklet is titled ‘Lessons Learned – Key Findings of the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme’. It was released today (Thursday, May 6).
The key focus areas of the programme to date have been land drainage design; soil characterisation and land management; soil fertility and nutrient use efficiency; grassland management; and farm infrastructure.