LMFM – Weekly Episode 43 – Trim Coffee Cup Project, IFA on Climate Change
A new project is brewing in Trim which, if successful, would see the mediaeval Meath town take a significant step to improve its environment. Local environmental groups ‘Sick of Plastic Trim’ & ‘Trim Tidy Towns’ are working with local businesses to introduce a project to replace disposable coffee cups with a returnable version. Also this […]
C103 – Weekly Episode 42 – UCC Sustainable Agriculture
This week C103 spoke to Deirdre Hennessy, lecturer in Sustainable Agriculture in grassland at University College Cork. For more in this series listen in to C103 every Friday at 11.45am.
Tipp FM – Weekly Tips 18 – Hemp Farming
Did you know… There has been a recent surge of interest in hemp production globally. Industrial hemp can be legally grown in Ireland under licence from the Department of Health for a range of uses, including fibre, food and feed. The varieties of hemp permitted are listed in the EU’s ‘Common Catalogue of Varieties of […]
Tipp FM – Weekly Episode 18 – Hemp Farming
This week’s episode we find out about hemp Farming and why it could be the future of Irish Agriculture. For more in this series listen in to Tipp FM every Monday at 5.50pm
Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 16 – West Kerry Dairy Farmers Sustainable Energy Community
This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at the pioneering work of a group of dairy farmers in West Kerry to become more energy efficient and reduce their carbon emissions. Did you know?….. Over 100 farmers came together in 2019 to form the West Kerry Dairy Farmers Sustainable […]
Tipp FM – Weekly Tips 5 – Agriculture
This week Tipp FM looked at water quality and the ongoing nitrates derogation issue facing Irish Farmers… Did you know… Under the EU Nitrates directive, farmers are limited to the number of livestock they can have on their land, this is to ensure high nitrogen levels do not affect our water quality. The Nitrates Derogation […]
Tipp FM – Weekly Episode 5 – Agriculture
Listen back to Tipp FMs episode as they discuss how Agriculture in the country has an important role to play in the quality of our water. Farmers in Ireland have expressed their concerns about the possible changes to the county’s nitrates derogation. And a lowering of the stocking limit would mean farmers would need to reduce […]
LMFM – Weekly Episode 4 – Focus on Agriculture and Climate Action and Sustainability
In this week’s episode, local farmer Dermot Heaney tells us how he managed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions being emitted from his dairy farm in Co. Meath while still maintaining profitability and productivity through taking part in the Teagasc Signpost Advisory Programme. Climate Action and Sustainability Advisor with Teagasc, Méabh O’Hagan has some […]
