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New Teagasc research highlights the consequences of not measuring soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in Irish grassland soils precisely.

Grass bursting out of the ground 2022-05-04

Getting Down and Dirty - Lessons learned from Teagascs 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 ...

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’. ...

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...