Developing Conservation Agriculture Systems. Own tweets. RTs not endorsement.
Tipperary, Ireland
Joined September 2011
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Heart-stopping moment but then realised the unit hasn't been used in ages👍 and wasn't needed anyway ... 💰💰💰 saved. The resident farm birds might have the right idea 🤔 - are they trying trying to tell us something ?
@BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @ecaf_ca @SETUAgriculture – at Ireland
Magnificent crop of min-tilled Winter Oilseed Rape in Co. Cork this morning. Complete and uniform cover protecting soil while harvesting rainfall across the field. @EUWatersofLIFE @agriculture_ie @BaseIreland @ecaf_ca – at Ireland
USA - Beef prices hit record highs as nationwide cattle inventory drops to lowest level in 70 years foxbusiness.com/economy/beef… #FoxBusiness
Geraghty Consulting retweeted
🇪🇺The Commission guarantees income support for EU farmers until 2034
Today Commission presents the minimum national allocations for income support for #CAP post-2027
A minimum of €300 billion is secured to ensure stability and predictability for farmers
link.europa.eu/Mgyyf9
Beautiful day for a field visit with our livestock management group. Focus on forages, diverse pastures & persistent multi-species mixes after 8 years. Secret: only cattle slurry as nutrient fertiliser @DeptOfSciSETU @SETUAgriculture @agriculture_ie @IrishOrganicA @organictrust
Fantastic @BaseIreland field day with Billy & @robbycoleman1 in Mallow; excellent agronomy insights from @NeilDouglasFul1 Great discussions on carbon, CCs, cultivations, no-till, nutrient cycling, soil, water @agriculture_ie @NatOrgSkill @Dept_ECC @SETUAgriculture @DeptOfSciSETU
#WorldSoilDay2024
Adopting the principles of #ConservationAgriculture maintains and improves soil health, which provides multiple benefits and key ecosystem services to ensure the sustainability of agroecosystems.
@agriculture_ie @BaseIreland @NatOrgSkill @SETUAgriculture
Super day - MSc postgrads in Sust. Agri-food Systems & Organic Agriculture @giyireland Huge thanks Michael & Richard briefing us on the wonderful journey taken growing healthy nutritious food👏 @agriculture_ie @NatOrgSkill @OrgGrowersIre @Bordbia @SETUAgriculture @DeptOfSciSETU
Captive audience @OrgGrowersIre conference in beautiful Kilruddery Gardens today. Excellent speakers including Alice Rixon, John McCormick of Helen's Bay Organics and Ben Raskin on Silvohorticulture 👏 @agriculture_ie @SETUHort @Bordbia @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @DeptOfSciSETU
All go at registration desk for @OrgGrowersIre conference in Kilruddery Hse & Gardens. McGloin under pressure ... Kevinnn !!
@NatOrgSkill @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @SETUHort @Bordbia @agriculture_ie @SETUAgriculture
Very good Teagasc Signpost day yesterday with @TomTierney18 Excellent crops, healthy soils under no-till system. Excellent briefings - soils, carbon, hedgerows, waterEIP from @TeagascCrops @TeagascEnviron @TeagascACP 👍
Geraghty Consulting retweeted
Fantastic day in the Comeraghs right down to the Suir estuary with our organic masters postgrad students. Excellent briefings from Sara Vero and Yvonne Grace @SETUAgriculture @NatOrgSkill @NPWSIreland @BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @IrishOrganicA @organictrust – at South Tipperary, Ireland
Geraghty Consulting retweeted
Another excellent visit for our postgrads to @maynoothfarmer Crops sown using minimal soil disturbance, rotations, cover crops, straw residue and compost feeding soil biology - all principles of CA.
@BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @NatOrgSkill @SETUAgriculture @SETUHort @ecaf_ca – at Kildare, Ireland
Great day @FieldsGood_ni in Glenarm on regenerative agriculture. Worth the trip north with excellent talks & walks throughout the day in beautiful setting that is The Sheddings. @BaseIreland @UnderstandingAg @NatOrgSkill @SETUAgriculture @soildivil1 @Friesian_man @agriculture_ie
A most popular winner of the @BaseIreland Philip Reck "Soil Farmer of Year" award is @tierney1981_t from Tipperary with last year's winner @gareth_culligan and Eamon Reck.
@agriculture_ie @DeptOfSciSETU @ecaf_ca @soildivil1 @SETUAgriculture
Wonderful @kelly_jowett raising our awareness about beneficial insects - especially carabid beetles - and their enormous contribution to profitable agricultural systems. @BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @BioDataCentre @NatOrgSkill @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @SETUAgriculture
Geraghty Consulting retweeted
We are delighted to finally launch Soil Dependence on the 4th of July 2024 in Maynooth.
More details to follow shortly for our action packed day
Retweets appreciated😊
Tickets are now available for via the eventbright link
More details to follow soon
eventbrite.com/e/soil-depend…
UK - Wildlife experts urge action on pesticides as insect populations plummet.
More:- theguardian.com/environment/…
Excellent briefings on all crop varieties from @John_Dunne_ at @Goldcrop trials day in Shanagarry today. Great to see advances in crop breeding and seed technology @agriculture_ie @DeptOfSciSETU @EUAgri
Philippines: court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop Golden Rice 'catastrophic'. More:- theguardian.com/environment/…