The Signpost Series

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This is the podcast version of the Signpost Series webinars which is a series of weekly sustainable agriculture webinars aimed at the Irish agriculture industry, ‘Pointing the way to a low emissions agriculture’. For more from the programme visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

Episode Date
EPA – National Agricultural Inspection Programme (NAIP) Confirmed
Aug 04, 2026
Landscape Actions in Action: Collars, cattle and conservation in the Burren and Aran Islands
Jul 29, 2026
BEEF2026: Driving Sustainable Performance
Jul 21, 2026
Nature Based Solutions Showing Impact in Kilkenny
Jul 14, 2026
Invasive Alien Species: Practical Solutions from ACRES CP
Jul 08, 2026
Innovating for Healthy Soils and Clean Water: Highlights from the Johnstown Castle Open Day
Jun 25, 2026
A first look at the New Zealand approach to Water Quality Management on Farms
Jun 22, 2026
Organic Tillage & Vegetables: Better Weeding Through Shared Machinery
Jun 09, 2026
The importance of farmer health in farm safety
Jun 04, 2026
Beast of Burden – how can we enhance biodiversity on farmland?
May 28, 2026
GlasPort Bio: Reducing methane emissions from slurry
May 20, 2026
Improving Water Quality, Ireland’s Sixth Nitrates Action Programme and the Nitrates Derogation
May 12, 2026
Engagement & Status of Extensive Grasslands under ACRES
May 06, 2026
Agri-Environmental Programmes for Water Quality: The Waters of Life Approach to Processes and People
Apr 29, 2026
MultiMilk: Impacts of sward species diversity on the performance of spring calving grazing dairy systems
Apr 20, 2026
Changes in weather in 2025 & its impact on grass growth
Apr 15, 2026
Feed Additives and Methane Production
Apr 02, 2026
Rewetted Peatlands in Southern Germany
Mar 30, 2026
Reducing Emissions from Nitrogen Fertiliser while Sustaining or Improving Production
Mar 18, 2026
Meeting Global Sustainability Expectations
Mar 12, 2026
Integrating Agroforestry on Irish Farms: A farmer’s perspective
Mar 02, 2026
Conservation of some of Ireland’s most vulnerable species
Feb 26, 2026
Slurry: Think before you agitate, think before you spread
Feb 23, 2026
The journey to increase biodiversity at the CAFRE Glenwherry Hill Farm
Feb 11, 2026
The impact of agricultural diversification on protein security in Ireland
Feb 04, 2026
Understanding N loss in Agricultural Catchments
Jan 27, 2026
International Development of Agri Food Systems
Dec 22, 2025
Beyond the Farm Gate: The Learnings from Farmer Networks in Advancing Organic Farming Innovation in Europe
Dec 15, 2025
Farm Level Economic, Environmental & Transport Modelling of Alternative Feedstock Solutions for Regional Anaerobic Digestion Plants in Ireland
Dec 08, 2025
Lime – the foundation of sustainable farming
Dec 01, 2025
Exploring farmers’ adoption of greenhouse gas mitigation measures that reduce chemical fertiliser application
Nov 24, 2025
What can we learn from the Environmental Sustainable Farmer of the Year?
Nov 17, 2025
Improving nitrogen balances and use efficiency on Irish grassland farms
Nov 10, 2025
Increasing the precision of nutrient use in tillage
Nov 03, 2025
The role of white clover on commercial grassland farms
Oct 28, 2025
The Irish Bioeconomy: opportunities, challenges and strategic considerations
Oct 20, 2025
Targeting water quality actions in catchments of concern
Oct 14, 2025
Adapting to the changing climate: farmers’ views and strategies
Oct 06, 2025
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Adaptive Management for Diverse Soil Types
Oct 01, 2025
Citizen Science for Soil Health
Sep 22, 2025
The Native Irish Honey Bee
Sep 15, 2025
Better Hedge Cutting
Sep 08, 2025
National Hedgerow Week
Sep 01, 2025
Minding our Traditional Farm Heritage
Aug 25, 2025
IPM in Ireland – Where, When and How
Aug 18, 2025
Extensive Grasslands
Aug 10, 2025
The Grasses of Ireland
Aug 06, 2025
The Do’s and Don’ts of Drainage in Mineral Soils
Jul 28, 2025
GHG Emissions on Signpost Farms and Actions Taken to Reduce Them
Jul 21, 2025
Farmer Practicalities of Growing Catch Crops
Jul 14, 2025
The vital role of catch crops
Jul 07, 2025
Sustainability Update from Moorepark
Jun 30, 2025
Carbon footprinting Irish tillage products
Jun 23, 2025
Remote Sensing of Biodiversity on Irish Farmlands
Jun 16, 2025
Farm Carbon Stocks
Jun 09, 2025
UCD One Health Centre
Jun 03, 2025
Managing clover to lower carbon and ammonia footprints
May 26, 2025
Boosting Biodiversity on Farmland
May 19, 2025
FarmBioNet
May 12, 2025
Agroforestry and its benefits for animal health and welfare
May 06, 2025
Drainage Status and Management of Peat Grasslands
Apr 28, 2025
Putting the Better Farming for Water Campaign into Action
Apr 13, 2025
The potential of plantain to reduce nitrate leaching in pasture systems
Apr 07, 2025
Action Now for Curlews Tomorrow
Mar 31, 2025
Ireland's Hidden Peatlands
Mar 24, 2025
Encouraging Irish butterflies on farmland
Mar 18, 2025
Inspiring people about the biodiversity around us
Mar 10, 2025
FarmPEAT EIP - Overview and Key Learnings
Mar 03, 2025
Climate Adaptation in Grassland
Feb 24, 2025
Lowering the Carbon and Ammonia Footprints of the LoCAM Dairy Farms
Feb 17, 2025
Spring Nutrient Use - Reduce Losses and Improve Returns
Feb 10, 2025
Protected urea: emission reductions, performance and spreading considerations
Feb 04, 2025
Invasive species - an overview for farmers
Jan 20, 2025
The Role of Farmers in Protecting Nature
Dec 23, 2024
Climate adaptation in forestry
Dec 16, 2024
Managing your farm during the winter
Dec 09, 2024
GEBTech Plus: Green Energy Boosting Technology for Sustainable Pig Production
Dec 03, 2024
Agricultural Environmental Research in East China
Nov 25, 2024
Meet the category winners of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024
Nov 18, 2024
Putting links in the landscape for Lesser Horseshoe Bats
Nov 11, 2024
Improving Water Quality
Nov 04, 2024
Climate adaptation in tillage
Oct 29, 2024
GROFarmS - Growing Resilient Organic Farming Systems
Oct 21, 2024
Sustainable Tillage Practices
Oct 14, 2024
Farming for Water EIP
Oct 07, 2024
Non Productive Investments (NPIs) for farmers in the ACRES Co-Operation Project
Sep 30, 2024
The North Connemara Locally Led Agri-Environment Scheme
Sep 23, 2024
Environmental Challenges and Opportunities in the Scottish Uplands
Sep 16, 2024
Growing native trees and hedges from Irish seed
Sep 09, 2024
Better Hedges for All & Launch of Hedgerow Week 2024
Sep 02, 2024
Some Reflections on Land Use and Water Quality in New Zealand
Aug 27, 2024
(Re)Discovering Heritage Through Old Routeways: Ireland’s Pilgrim Paths
Aug 19, 2024
Nitrates and anaerobic digestion
Jul 29, 2024
How animal health can positively impact our climate change targets
Jul 23, 2024
Dairy calf to beef welfare and TAMS supports
Jul 14, 2024
Cultivating a sustainable future for Irish agriculture
Jul 08, 2024
The opportunities of climate action
Jun 30, 2024
A clear climate change signal in Irish weather and extremes
Jun 24, 2024
How are EU projects supporting climate action across Europe?
Jun 17, 2024
Update on feed additives to reduce methane emissions
Jun 10, 2024
Net zero carbon emissions
Jun 04, 2024
Sustainable Livestock, Sustainable Future with Frank Mitloehner
May 27, 2024
The Inishowen Uplands EIP: A whole farm approach to sustainable farming
May 20, 2024
Organic Farming in Ireland
May 14, 2024
The ‘Buaile Bó Ballyloughane’ pilot biodiversity project
May 07, 2024
The impact of clover along with other measures on land use and net zero emissions from Irish agriculture by 2050
Apr 29, 2024
The management of grassland peats
Apr 22, 2024
The pitfalls of measuring carbon stocks from grassland soils
Apr 15, 2024
Market opportunities for organic food
Apr 08, 2024
Water quality and agriculture challenges and opportunities
Mar 25, 2024
The LoCAM-Dairy Project
Mar 19, 2024
Lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production at Solohead Research Farm
Mar 11, 2024
Forest creation options and opportunities for afforestation and native tree area scheme
Mar 04, 2024
Managing Health & Safety in the busy spring season
Feb 26, 2024
Slurry - maximising agricultural benefits, minimising environmental losses
Feb 19, 2024
Solar PV in Agriculture
Feb 13, 2024
Community led action for wetlands
Feb 06, 2024
Planting Hedges
Jan 29, 2024
NMP Online, helping to embrace change
Jan 22, 2024
Encouraging farmers to prioritise on farm actions for water quality
Jan 15, 2024
Éanna Ní Lamhna & Wildlife in Christmas traditions
Jan 05, 2024
EU Waters of LIFE
Dec 18, 2023
Sustainable diets: Balancing personal and planetary health
Dec 11, 2023
Farm Level economics of supplying silage for anaerobic digestion
Dec 04, 2023
Past, current and future fertiliser use
Nov 27, 2023
The Irish Breeding Curlew EIP
Nov 20, 2023
Catchment management initiatives in the USA
Nov 15, 2023
Ecologically Significant Habitats on Farmland
Nov 06, 2023
Planning ACRES - the right action in the right place
Oct 30, 2023
From Data to Decarbonisation: Building the Backbone of a National Carbon Monitoring Network
Oct 23, 2023
Innovation as a driver of Climate Action: Carbon Farming and Sustainable Dairy
Oct 16, 2023
Launch of the Teagasc Sustainability Report 2022
Oct 11, 2023
The National Fertiliser Database
Oct 02, 2023
AgroBRIDGES: challenges & solutions to developing short food supply chains
Sep 25, 2023
The digitalisation of advisory services: vital to support sustainable agriculture
Sep 18, 2023
Harnessing our hedgerows for the future
Sep 12, 2023
Hedge planting and management & the launch of Hedgerow Week 2023
Sep 04, 2023
Teagasc MACC 3
Aug 28, 2023
Safeguarding our wildlife, campaign for responsible rodenticide use (CRRU)
Aug 21, 2023
Farming Rathcroghan EIP - preserving the past, protecting the future
Aug 14, 2023
The €60 million EIP project to improve water quality
Aug 08, 2023
Promoting farmer health and safety for sustainability in Australia & Ireland
Jul 31, 2023
Wrought iron farm gates - our heritage, our history, our responsibility
Jul 24, 2023
ACRES: Overview & Milestones
Jul 17, 2023
Challenges for the dairy sector in the Netherlands
Jul 10, 2023
The Signpost Advisory Programme
Jul 03, 2023
Sustainable Energy Options in Agriculture
Jun 26, 2023
Farm Zero C Project Update
Jun 19, 2023
Managing Soil Health
Jun 12, 2023
Is organics a viable option for Irish tillage farmers?
Jun 09, 2023
The Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss – what was the process?
May 29, 2023
Protecting Farmland Pollinators
May 22, 2023
Agricultural Catchments Programme – gaseous emissions and soil science update
May 15, 2023
Water quality trends from the Agricultural Catchments Programme
May 08, 2023
ABP’s Sustainability Story
May 01, 2023
Bord Bia’s Sustainability Strategy for Irish Food
Apr 24, 2023
The Irish Pig Sector & the Environment
Apr 17, 2023
Biomethane – An Opportunity for Ireland
Apr 04, 2023
150th Special Episode: Prof. Frank O’Mara on Teagasc’s Climate Action Strategy
Mar 28, 2023
BovINE: a source of solutions for sustainability challenges in the European Beef Sector
Mar 14, 2023
Lessons learned and recommendations from the SUAS EIP Project
Mar 06, 2023
Scenarios exploring the national herd and grassland management to achieve climate targets
Feb 27, 2023
Actions for pollinators on farmland
Feb 20, 2023
How farmers can help Barn Owls
Feb 13, 2023
Valuing Wetlands under Ramsar
Feb 07, 2023
The impacts of pesticides on the environment - what the science says
Jan 30, 2023
The National Fertiliser Database, banding of dairy cows & recent changes under the Nitrates Action Programme
Jan 23, 2023
The multiple challenges in achieving sustainable pasture based livestock production
Jan 16, 2023
Implementing Health & Safety for Sustainable Farming in 2023
Jan 09, 2023
Can the Tillage Sector contribute to climate resilience in Ireland?
Dec 26, 2022
Developing IPM strategies to reduce chemical inputs
Dec 19, 2022
The Challenges and Opportunities of the Green Transition
Dec 12, 2022
FERTIMANURE - European NMP Strategies
Dec 05, 2022
Dawn Meats’ Plan Four Zero Sustainability Strategy
Nov 28, 2022
Assessing sustainability on European dairy farms based on case study data
Nov 21, 2022
Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) - achievements, activities & aspirations
Nov 14, 2022
WaterMARKE - Mitigating Agricultural Impacts through Research & Knowledge Exchange
Nov 07, 2022
How Teagasc can help farmers improve sustainability on their farms
Oct 31, 2022
First steps to achieving our emissions reduction target
Oct 24, 2022
ACRES - an overview for farmers
Oct 17, 2022
Starting an Agricultural Sustainable Energy Community (SEC)
Oct 10, 2022
Farmers' attitudes to results-based contracts
Oct 03, 2022
ASSAP Interim Review
Sep 26, 2022
Organic Farming
Sep 19, 2022
Hedgerows and Hedgerow Networks Biodiversity
Sep 12, 2022
Best Practice Hedge Cutting
Sep 08, 2022
Traditional buildings and lime
Aug 29, 2022
Conservation grazing in upland habitats
Aug 22, 2022
Wild Atlantic Nature (WAN) LIFE IP
Aug 18, 2022
Comeragh Upland Communities (CUC) EIP
Aug 08, 2022
The Ecological Value & Condition of Irish Uplands
Aug 01, 2022
Glanbia Ireland’s Living Proof Sustainability Strategy
Jul 25, 2022
Reducing N surplus on an intensive dairy farm
Jul 18, 2022
Initiatives undertaken at Ballyhaise College to reduce emissions
Jul 14, 2022
Incorporation and Benefits of Trees on the Farm
Jul 11, 2022
White Tailed Sea Eagle Reintroduction to Ireland project
Jul 04, 2022
Sustainability and what it means for Keeling’s
Jun 27, 2022
Measuring methane in Irish sheep systems – what is our carbon ‘hoof’ print?
Jun 20, 2022
The Duncannon Blue Flag Farming and Communities Scheme EIP
Jun 13, 2022
Biodiversity on farmland
Jun 06, 2022
Ireland's 5th Nitrates Action Programme and beyond
May 30, 2022
The added value of using high merit beef sires on the dairy herd
May 23, 2022
The role of genetics in helping address GHG challenges in agriculture
May 16, 2022
Providing our partners with affordable sustainable food
May 09, 2022
Danone's Sustainability Journey
May 02, 2022
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Cattle & Pig Manure
Apr 25, 2022
Understanding social sustainability of farmers & preventing injury in agriculture
Apr 18, 2022
100th Webinar Episode: Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and the Role of Sequestration and Rewetting
Apr 11, 2022
An overview of the Micro-generation Support Scheme
Apr 04, 2022
Meeting our sustainability targets in agriculture: the Agri biomethane opportunity
Mar 28, 2022
Fertiliser Programmes to save money and emissions on Dairy and Drystock farms
Mar 24, 2022
On-farm actions to improve water quality in the Mulkear Catchment
Mar 14, 2022
Nutrient tips to save money and reduce emissions on your farm
Mar 07, 2022
Ammonia emissions, impacts & solutions
Mar 02, 2022
The carbon footprint of dairy farms along the Atlantic coast of Europe
Feb 17, 2022
Valuing Natural Capital for the Future
Feb 07, 2022
Managing Red Clover on Dairy Farms
Jan 31, 2022
Future Upland Management - Lessons from SUAS
Jan 24, 2022
Ecosystems services on CAFRE's Upland Farm
Jan 17, 2022
Perspectives of Farm Sustainability
Jan 03, 2022
The value of native provenance trees and hedging stock
Dec 27, 2021
Planting Hedges
Dec 20, 2021
Managing the Risk of Phosphorus Loss from Slurry Application in Northern Ireland
Dec 13, 2021
What are the implications of net zero for UK agriculture?
Dec 06, 2021
Farm Specific Mitigation Strategies to Reduce GHG Emissions on Irish Farms
Nov 29, 2021
Assessing Biodiversity Management Practices on Intensively Managed Farmland
Nov 25, 2021
Soil Fertility Trends in the Agricultural Catchments Programme
Nov 22, 2021
Biorefinery Glas & the potential of the bioeconomy to transform grassland agriculture
Nov 15, 2021
Farm Zero C Overview
Nov 01, 2021
Implications of climate neutrality for agriculture, land use & forestry in Ireland
Oct 26, 2021
'What's the Story with our Bogs?' and the European Carbon Farming Initiative
Oct 18, 2021
The Pearl Mussel Project EIP
Oct 11, 2021
Combining catchment science & agricultural advice to improve local water quality
Oct 04, 2021
Ireland's Nitrates Review
Sep 27, 2021
Refining fertiliser recommendations for extensively managed grassland
Sep 20, 2021
Traditional Farm Buildings
Sep 13, 2021
Archaeology and Farming
Sep 06, 2021
Managing Nutrient Runoff from Farmyards
Aug 31, 2021
The Hen Harrier Project
Aug 30, 2021
Recent policy developments for managing grazing livestock in New Zealand
Aug 16, 2021
Update on ASSAP and Water Quality restoration
Aug 09, 2021
Protecting dung beetles while managing parasites, a positive feedback loop
Jul 26, 2021
High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland
Jul 19, 2021
Commercial dairy farming without fertiliser N
Jul 12, 2021
The All Ireland Pollinator Plan
Jul 05, 2021
A farmer's perspective on Biodiversity, Emissions and Water Quality
Jun 28, 2021
Renewable gas and the Mitchelstown Central Grid Injection facility
Jun 21, 2021
Celebrating our biodiversity and motivating farmers to address the climate & biodiversity emergency
Jun 14, 2021
Farmland Birds and the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland
Jun 10, 2021
Water Quality: the challenge of understanding and valuing it!
May 24, 2021
Agri-food Strategy 2030 - The Environmental Ambition
May 18, 2021
Water quality – national problems, local solutions
May 10, 2021
The BRIDE Project
May 03, 2021
Context, Measurement & mitigation of methane emissions in Irish dairy systems
Apr 26, 2021
Climate Mitigation Options through Afforestation
Apr 19, 2021
Multi-species Swards
Apr 16, 2021
Working with farmers to improve water quality
Apr 05, 2021
The impact of pesticides on water quality
Mar 29, 2021
Multi-species Mixtures
Mar 22, 2021
Farm sustainability approach at Carbery group
Mar 15, 2021
Impact of Climate Change on Smallholder Food Production in the Tropics
Mar 10, 2021
The Signpost Programme - leading climate action by Irish farmers
Feb 27, 2021
Protected Urea: A Research Update
Feb 27, 2021
New Zealand's approach to agriculture due to climate change
Feb 27, 2021
Reduction of methane gas emissions in agriculture
Feb 27, 2021
Organic Farming – steps to on-farm conversion and opportunities
Feb 27, 2021
AgClimatise
Feb 27, 2021
NFGWS Drinking Water Source Protection Pilot Project - Phase 2
Feb 27, 2021
Emerging trends in EU policy
Feb 27, 2021
Measuring and Mapping Hedges
Feb 27, 2021
Growing Hedges for a Sustainable Future
Feb 27, 2021
Proactively improving human and environmental health through good science
Feb 27, 2021
Creating & Shaping the development of Ireland's Bioeconomy
Feb 27, 2021
MCPA herbicide: new insights from catchment scale research in the North-West
Feb 27, 2021
The economics of catchment management, linking science & farmer behaviour in ACP
Feb 27, 2021
Animal breeding a cumulative & permanent strategy to environmental stewardship
Feb 27, 2021
The Agricultural Catchments Programme assessment of the Nitrates Derogation
Feb 27, 2021
What impacts the quality of water in Agricultural Catchments Programme [ACP]?
Feb 27, 2021
Semi-natural grasslands in Ireland - precious resources under threat
Feb 27, 2021
Natural Capital on Irish Farmland
Feb 27, 2021
Biodiversity on farmland: current status, policy impacts, farm-scale responses
Feb 27, 2021
Biodiversity - Supporting Pollinators through Agri Environmental Interventions
Feb 27, 2021
Biodiversity - Nature of Irish Hedgerows
Feb 27, 2021
Energy Efficiency & Generation
Feb 27, 2021
Woodlands for Water
Feb 27, 2021
Carbon Sequestration in Grassland
Feb 27, 2021
Climate Adaption Policy
Feb 27, 2021
Met Eireann and Ireland's Changing Climate
Feb 27, 2021
Water Quality – ASSAP – Farming for Water Quality
Feb 27, 2021
Water Quality - Protecting natural waters through catchment management
Feb 27, 2021
The Water Cycle - Where does all the water go? And Sediment impact on water quality
Feb 26, 2021
Forestry - Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Role of Forestry
Feb 26, 2021
Protecting Nitrogen and Phosphorus inputs on farms
Feb 26, 2021
Water Quality - Phosphorus: interatction in soil and water
Feb 26, 2021
Water Quality - Nitrogen: interactions between soil and water
Feb 26, 2021
Water Quality in Ireland - Current Status and Ireland's 3rd River Basin Management Plan
Feb 26, 2021
Low Carbon Dairy Farming
Feb 26, 2021
Use of Protected Urea
Feb 26, 2021
Reducing Slurry Emissions
Feb 26, 2021
Maintaining the Derogation - the changes we need to see for a credible case
Feb 26, 2021
Land Management - Drainage and Water Table Control
Feb 26, 2021
Feeding Management for Productive Ruminants
Feb 26, 2021
Options to Reduce GHGs - The GHG MACCs
Feb 26, 2021
Reducing GHG Emissions in Irish Agriculture
Feb 26, 2021
Greenhouse Gases – why all the fuss?
Feb 25, 2021