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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 Teagasc's 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 Heavy Soils programme’. This new publication outlines the development of the participating farm...

SHARING OPTIONS: About 30% of farmland in Ireland is classed as heavy or poorly drained and a further 50% is classed as marginal. \ Craig Stephen For the last 10 years, the Teagasc heavy soils programme has been working with commercial dairy farmers to chart a path for dairy on heavy soils. About 30% of farmland in Ireland is classed as heavy or poorly drained and a further 50% is classed as marginal. These soils tend to be located in high rainfall areas, which exacerbates the issue and makes farming these soils even more difficult. There are 10 farme...

Dairy management: pica, grass growth and drainage 2021-05-12