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Events - Michael Walsh - Mixed Soils Grassland Farmer of the Year 2022 - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Events - Michael Walsh - Mixed Soils Grassland Farmer of the Year 2022 - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority
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Getting Down and Dirty - Lessons learned from Teagasc s Soils programme

Getting Down and Dirty - Lessons learned from Teagasc s Soils programme Reporter:   ); 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. 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.

2021 - Lessons Learned from the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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.

2021 - Danny Bermingham Virtual Farm Walk - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority

06 May 2021 Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 6th May, Danny Bermingham, participant in the Teagasc Heavy Soils programme hosted a virtual event from his farm through the medium of video and social media. On Thursday, 6th May, Danny Bermingham, 2018 Disadvantaged Land Grassland Farmer of the Year and Teagasc Heavy Soils programme participant took us through a day in the life on his heavy soils dairy farm in Doonbeg, Co. Clare through the use of video and social media. You can watch back the footage below and gain an insight into how Danny operates his farm and how he achieves such high performance from grass on a heavy soils farm. 

Teagasc publishes booklet on developments in heavy soils

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.

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