The National Rural Network in association with Teagasc ConnectED, Dairy Sustainability Ireland and Food and Drinks Ireland Skillnet are currently hosting a series of online webinars which are aimed towards those with an interest in the environment, sustainability, and climate change. The webinars are focusing on greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, water quality and soils.
The one-hour webinars take place on Friday mornings. The presenters are experts in their field and their presentations are delivered in a well organised and easy to understand manner. See below links to webinars.
| Speaker: | Topic |
| Philip O’ Brien, EPA | Greenhouse Gas- Why all the Fuss? |
| John Muldowney, DAFM | Reducing GHG emission in Irish Agriculture |
| Gary Lanigan, Teagasc | Gaseous Emissions – a Marginal Abatement Cost Curve |
| Joe Patton, Teagasc | Feed Management for Productive Ruminants |
| Pat Tuohy, Teagasc | Land Management: Role of drainage/ Water table control in GHG Mitigation |
| Jack Nolan, DAFM | Maintaining the Derogation changes needed |
| David Wall & Mark Plunkett, Teagasc | Reducing emissions from slurry |
| Patrick Forristal & David Wall, Teagasc | Use of Protected Urea |
| James Humphreys, Teagasc | Low Carbon Dairy Farming |
| Jenny Deakin, EPA | Water Quality in Ireland – current status and Irelands 3rd River Basin Management Plan |
| Karl Richards, EPA | Nitrogen – Interactions with soil and water |
| Karen Daly, Teagasc | Phosphorus – Interactions with soil and water |
| David Wall & Mark Plunkett, Teagasc | Protecting Nitrogen & Phosphorus inputs on farms |
| Tom Houlihan, Teagasc | Forestry GHG emissions and the Role of Forestry |
Source: NRN
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