The event will include presentations from speakers with Teagasc, DAFM, NRN and Dairy Sustainability Ireland.

This is the Second Technical Training of these Regional Events

Agenda

9.30 | Session 1 – Understanding the Issues

9.30 - Introduction and Context - Philip Blackwell

• The Gaseous Emissions Targets from the National Climate Action Plan
• CAP Reform and Gaseous Emissions

10.00 Explaining the MACCs - Pat Murphy

• Reducing Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia emissions in Irish Agriculture
• Profile of Agricultural GHGs
• Measures in the MACCs

10.40 Operationalizing the MACC - Joe Crockett/Conor Mulvihill

• Operationalizing the measures to reduce emissions – Importance for industry

11:00 Coffee

11.20 | Session 2 – Nutrient Management and Efficiency - Mark Plunkett/Andy Boland

11.20 Managing N to Reduce Emissions

• Protected Urea
• Protected Urea – How it reduces emissions
• Research Results
• Delivering advice on Protected UREA, how to incorporate it into your Clients farm.
• ‘More of LESS’ - Slurry management and application, strategies for reducing N loss from Slurry.
• Soil Fertility to improve N efficiency- New developments in NMP online

12.20 Break out session

1.20 Lunch

• ‘More of LESS’ - Slurry management and application, strategies for reducing N loss from Slurry.
• Soil Fertility to improve N efficiency- New developments in NMP On-line

1.00pm Lunch

2.00pm | Session 3 Land Management

2.00pm GHG Emissions – Role of Forestry - Tom Houlihan

• Counting Forestry Emissions
• Role of Commercial Forestry
• Native Woodlands
• Trees and Hedgerows on the farm

2.30pm - Energy Efficiency, Generation and Energy Crops - Barry Caslin

• Improving energy efficiency on the farm
• Solar PV
• Potential role of energy crops

3.00pm - Land Management - Pat Tuohy

• Role of Drainage
• Rewetting of High Organic Matter Soils

3.30pm Take Home Messages - Mark Gibson

• Taking the opportunities that present themselves
• Survey - Further training needs

4:00pm Close

Please note that photos and video footage may be taken during the event.