Avian Insights | Farm Carbon EIP Bird Surveys
Written By Guest Writer : Dr. Alex Copland The need for restoration of many ecosystems is well recognised. Of these degraded habitats, it is perhaps agroecosystems that has received the most attention. Pollution from agricultural run-off (principally the eutrophication of river systems from phosphate fertiliser and damage to groundwater by
Intercropping in Ireland
Intercropping in Ireland By Dr Kamel BadrIntercropping Scientist & Guest Writer Scientists globally are intensifying efforts to address the adverse environmental impacts of agriculture. However, the real challenge lies in finding practical solutions for farmers to be able to facilitate these changes. Intercropping, an ancient farming practice of growing multiple
Beautiful Biodiversity: The Power of Integrating Ponds in Farming Landscapes
Introducing Our Guest Writer Meet Féidhlim Harty, a Pond Advisor on the Farm Carbon EIP programme, as well as the director of FH Wetland Systems, an esteemed environmental consultancy. Féidhlim is also an accomplished author, with his latest book titled Towards Zero Waste – How to Live a Circular
Moor Returns – A Community Peatland Code for Ireland: Part 1 – The Science
Beneath the rolling green fields of Ireland, a hidden agri-environmental disaster is taking place. Over 300,000 hectares of peata grasslands [1], which includes some of our best pasture lands, are slowly disappearing into thin air. Unfortunately, the drainage that was used to radically improve their agricultural productivity, is also the
Healthy Hedgerows
The Whole Hedge Hedges are more than just lines of shrubs and trees. A hedgerow is defined as a strip of woodland edge habitat made up of row of shrubs or trees over 20 metres long enclosing or separating fields. It includes all woody vegetation growing on any boundary, from
