Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 24 – Protecting Water Quality in Kerry
This week on Ours to Protect we’re taking a look at what we need to do to protect our water quality. The latest report by the Environmental Protection Agency found that nitrogen levels, mainly from fertilisers and manures from farming, increased in rivers and groundwater last year. And phosphorus levels, mainly from agricultural runoff and […]
LMFM – Weekly Tip sheet 2 – GIY and the EPA
GIY ‘To Do List’ Tip Sheet for June: Watering and weeding duties step up a notch – the tunnel/greenhouse in particular will require a good deal of water from now on. Watch the weather and water outside as required. Water in the morning if possible. Add a good dressing of mulch around plants to reduce […]
LMFM – Weekly Episode 2 – GIY and the EPA
This week we hear from Nell Ward from Get Ireland Growing and Wayne Trodd, Scientific Officer with the Environmental Protection Agency. Social enterprise GIY are calling on people and communities across Ireland to participate in their annual ‘Get Ireland Growing’ Campaign. Launching tomorrow, on the summer solstice on 21st June, Get Ireland Growing aims to […]
