Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Professor Frank O'Mara, Teagasc Director, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss the perspectives of farm sustainability.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, along with Professor Frank O'Mara.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

As part of Hedgerow Week, Joe Gowran, CEO, Woodlands of Ireland and Maria Cullen, Chair of the Society of Irish Plant Pathologists (SIPP) joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, and Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, to discuss the value of native provenance trees and hedging stock and how to reduce health risks to them.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, joined Mark Gibson on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to officially launch Hedgerow Week 2021, which took place from 3 -10 December.

Professor Frank O'Mara, Teagasc Director, also joined the webinar to welcome the involvement of a wide range of organisations and interested stakeholders to address this important issue.

Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist discussed the subject of planting hedges, which is currently being undertaken by farmers in REAP, the NPWS Farm Plan scheme and many EIPs.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

Drs. Donnacha Doody and Russell Adams, AFBI, joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss managing the risk of Phosphorus loss from slurry application in Northern Ireland.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

Dr Bob Rees, SRUC Scotland, joined Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss what are the implications of net zero for UK agriculture?

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

Dr. Seamus Kearney, Signpost Programme, and Jonathan Herron, Teagasc Moorepark, joined Pat Murphy on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss ‘Farm Specific Mitigation Strategies and Practical Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Irish Farms’.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, joined Mark Gibson on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss assessing biodiversity management practices on intensively managed farmland.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

Edward Burgess, Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc, joined Mark Gibson on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss soil fertility trends in the Agricultural Catchments Programme.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

James Gaffey, Munster Technological University (MTU), Johan Sanders, GRASSA and Wageningen University & Research, and Bridget Lynch, Teagasc joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar to discuss Biorefinery Glas and the potential of the bioeconomy to transform grassland agriculture in Ireland.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Padraig Foley, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/

Gavin Hunt, Farm Zero C Project Manager, BiOrbic & Cian White, Trinity College Dublin joined Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar with an overview of the Farm Zero C project.

A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar, which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc.

To register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

And for more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to:

https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/