by NRN | Apr 9, 2019 | Biodiversity Case Studies, Climate Change Case Studies
Hedgerows are a valuable component of Ireland’s cultural and natural heritage. Since early Christian times hedgerows have been used as cattle enclosures; by medieval times many hedgerows had been planted close to towns, creating townlands, which now are among the...
by NRN | Feb 28, 2019 | Biodiversity Case Studies, Climate Change Case Studies
Farming began in Ireland around 4,000 BC with the domestication of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs and the cultivation of a primitive form of wheat and barley. Evidence of agricultural settlements and enclosure have been found from that period onwards. As agriculture...
by NRN | Jan 24, 2019 | Climate Change Case Studies
Low Emission Slurry Spreading The Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes were launched in May 2015 to support the sustainable development of Irish agriculture. The grant- aid provided will enable farmers to meet the challenges of climate change and to increase...
by NRN | Jan 24, 2019 | Climate Change Case Studies
Good Practice Beef Data Genomics Programme Carbon Navigator The Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) is a climate change initiative funded through the Rural Development Programme. The aim is to improve the productive efficiency of the suckler beef herd by improvements...
