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

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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

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Hedgelaying

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

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