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 […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 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. Over 100 farmers came together in 2019 to form the West Kerry Dairy Farmers Sustainable Energy Community. Sari Houlihan reports – For […]
LMFM – Weekly Tips 8 – Carbon Footprints for Farmers
Carbon Emissions – Know your number As farmers, you are being asked to reduce GHG emissions from your farming system to control global warming. To do this you need to know the current carbon emissions for your farm. Over 54,000 dairy and beef farmers nationally have a carbon emissions figure available to them through […]
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 […]
Galway Bay FM – Weekly Episode 4 – Microdairying
Listen back to this weeks episode as John Morley chats about micro-dairying and how it can work both ecologically and economically with Ballyhaunis farmer Sinead Moran. She hosts a Farming for Nature Walk on Saturday in the area. For more in this series listen in to Galway Bay FM every Thursday at 11.30am
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 […]
Sunshine 106.8FM – Weekly Tips 3 – Leave No Trace
As more people seek the beauty of the outdoors, our collective mark on the environment increases. Over the last several years individual sports and activities such as hillwalking, open water swimming, running and cycling have experienced unprecedented growth. There has been a substantial increase in people spending time outdoors for health and wellbeing as […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 2 – The Urban Co-op
Listen back to Live 95 as they visit the Urban Co-op in Limerick a retail grocery store and community wellness hub that has over 2,500 members. Managing Director Anne Maher told Live 95 how the initiative aims to provide an alternative to processed foods to benefit member’s lifestyles and the environment. Listen in to Live […]
