On the latest episode of the Environment Edge podcast, it’s the second part of the interview with Bryan Daniels who is the former Sustainable Farming Grassland Farmer of the Year and is producing up to 17 tonnes of grass dry matter per hectare.

Bryan joins Cathal Somers and Deirdre Glynn to discuss sustainability actions he is putting in place on the farm, the challenges and opportunities for farmers in the future and the importance of maintaining a work-life balance.

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Former Overall and Sustainable Farming Grassland Farmer of the Year, Bryan Daniels, who is producing up to 17 tonnes of grass dry matter per hectare, joins Cathal Somers and Deirdre Glynn on the latest Environment Edge podcast to discuss how this can be achieved and the sustainability plan on his farm to meet environmental targets.

Listen in to hear what Bryan means about the importance of the invisible cow along with much more excellent advice.

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Minister Hackett recently announced the Organic Farming Scheme is now open for new applicants until the 8th April 2022, and a number of changes have been made to the scheme to encourage farmers to join.

Joe Kelleher, Teagasc Organic Farming specialist joins Deirdre Glynn & Cathal Somers on the latest Environment Edge podcast to discuss.

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With a huge focus on gathering vital data over the last decade, six catchments and over 300 farmers participating in the programme with the aim of improving water quality, Eddy Burgess, Agricultural Catchments Specialist with the Teagasc Agricultural Catchments Programme joins Cathal and Deirdre on the latest Environment Edge podcast to discuss nitrogen loss from agriculture and the programme’s Working Together for Water Quality week.

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A natural solution to a major problem - how can nematodes help towards meeting European commission targets of a 50% reduction in the use of pesticides in the next decade?

Winner of the Teagasc award at the BT Young Scientist competition 2022, Johannah Pigott and her teacher Joanne Corkery from Coláiste Treasa, Kanturk, Co. Cork, join Deirdre and Cathal on the latest episode of the Environment Edge to discuss just that.

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Sometimes in sustainability we forget the most important part: the person. With winter still hanging on, people trying to cope with Covid and pressure on the farm mounting, many farmers can feel a bit down this time of year.

Dr John McNamara, Teagasc H&S specialist chats to Deirdre Glynn and Cathal Somers on the latest episode of the Environment Edge about Teagasc’s role in promoting farmer mental health and wellbeing, what to look out for and how we all can help.

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With fertiliser prices having gone through the roof, how can we become more efficient in 2022 in order to maintain grass production?

Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Crop & Nutrient Management Specialist, joins Deirdre Glynn and Cathal Somers on the latest Environment Edge podcast to discuss the options.

You’ll also hear about a great project carried out by Teagasc and forty local farmers in the Kilkenny/Waterford advisory region where slurry was analysed in Spring 2021 and you’ll be surprised to hear how much a tanker of slurry is worth now.

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With the Christmas season very much in the swing now and lots of houses displaying wonderfully lit up trees and decorations, sometimes we take for granted how much we rely on our electricity supply or how its produced.

Teagasc Energy and Rural Development Specialist, Barry Caslin, joins Deirdre Glynn and Cathal Somers on the latest Environment Edge podcast to discuss the possibility of energy shortages in the future, price hikes and what the agricultural industry can do to help solve the problem.

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We are being asked to significantly reduce carbon emissions over the next few years, but to do this farmers need to know their baseline emissions.

Did you know this information is available to many farmers based on their own farm but where can you find it and what does it mean?

Siobhan Kavanagh, Teagasc Communications Specialist with the Signpost Farm programme and Mick Houlihan, Agri Sustainability Manager with Bord Bia, join Deirdre Glynn and Cathal Somers on the latest Environment Edge podcast to discuss our carbon footprint and how we can reduce farm emissions.

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With global temperatures on the rise, this week’s Environment Edge podcast asks how will this affect exotic and endemic disease in Ireland?

Superintending Veterinary Inspectors Caroline Garvan & Damien Barrett join Cathal Somers and Deirdre Glynn to chat about antimicrobial resistance, animal health and the upcoming Department of Agriculture Food & the Marine’s Animal Health Awareness week running from the 18 – 24th November.

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