by NRN | May 24, 2019 | Climate Change Case Studies
Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) were launched in May 2015 to support the sustainable development of Irish agriculture. The grant- aid provided enables farmers to meet the challenges of climate change and to increase efficiency on their holdings. The...
by NRN | May 1, 2019 | Biodiversity Case Studies, Climate Change Case Studies
Fallow land is a term used to describe land which has been used for the production of crops, when the field is left fallow it is mean that it lies idle (no crops sown) to allow it to recover its fertility. Catch crops are a crop planted in fallow fields. Over the...
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...
