Pictured at the Teagasc Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, were the team of 20 Teagasc Signpost advisors with Dr. Tom O'Dwyer, head of the Signpost Programme, Pat Murphy, head of the Teagasc Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, and John Greaney, Teagasc Signpost Programme.

New Signpost advisor to assist Mayo farmers with environmental sustainability

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A NEW free Signpost Advisory service has been established to assist farmers in making their farms more environmentally sustainable.

A team of 20 Signpost advisors is in place across the Teagasc advisory regions and they will work with farmers to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emission from their farms.

The advisor for Co. Mayo is Enda Geoghegan.

This new programme to support climate and sustainability actions on farms is available to all farmers and is free of charge. The programme will provide dedicated advisory and training support to farmers to develop a plan that is appropriate to their farm.

Advisory programme development manager to lead the Teagasc Signpost Advisory Programme, Dr. George Ramsbottom said: “Most of the actions that farmers are being asked to implement to reduce emissions will also reduce costs, improve animal performance and increase farm profitability. Adopting new and existing technologies and production systems will allow farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining farm profitability.

“Participation in the programme will be for three years.”

Farmers are being urged to contact Teagasc and register for the new service. A baseline assessment of the current actions being implemented on the farm with be established.

Teagasc, in collaboration with ICBF and Bord Bia, has developed a new sustainability digital platform called AgNav, which will be used by advisors to show each farmer their emissions number, and what impact taking specific actions will have on reducing that figure.

You can register for the programme at www.teagasc.ie/signpostsignup.

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