Dr. Catherine Keena, a Countryside Management Specialist in Teagasc, joins Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the management of hedgerows on tillage farms.  

Catherine explains that allowing hedges to grow wider and taller is very important to encourage biodiversity and increase carbon capture.   She added that this can be achieved incrementally by trimming a little higher and wider each year to encourage a denser hedge.

A reminder that the Teagasc Crops Forum is on this Friday September 8th in the Kilashee Hotel Naas, and for more details go to: 

http://bitly.ws/S6oo 

Also a date for your diary is a field event at Don Somers farm, Oilgate, Co Wexford on Thursday September 14th at 10am.  Don is an innovative farmer who has a terrific story to tell about his farming practice and there will be a range of stands with experts from across Teagasc.  

For more details see: 

https://bitly.ws/TzBC

For more episodes and information from the Tillage Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/
                               
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