‘Farming for a Better Future 2026’, the Teagasc Johnstown Castle Open Day in County Wexford is set for Wednesday, 10th June.
The theme of this year’s open day at the Teagasc Environment Soils and Land Use Research Centre, is ‘Innovating for Healthy Soils and Clean Water’ and will focus on protecting soil health and improving water quality at the farm systems level. The Johnstown Castle Open Day will demonstrate how to build resilient soils and improve water quality across dairy-beef, organic, spring and winter milk and tillage farming systems.
Dr Karen Daly, Head of the Teagasc Environment Soils and Land Use Research Department said: “Our team at Teagasc Johnstown will demonstrate actions and technologies in cross cutting themes in gaseous emissions, farmland biodiversity, grassland swards, and manure management. The co-benefits of technologies and actions across the topics will be identified along the route on the day. We invite all farmers and all those working in the agriculture and farming sector to attend the Open day on 10 June. “
Dr David Wall, Enterprise leader at Teagasc Johnstown Castle said; “At the Open Day we will showcase the supports available to farmers across a range of farm systems. Farmers will get the latest information on sustainable fertiliser technologies, learn about key management practices for achieving healthy soils and Better Farming for Water Campaign strategies to mitigate losses of phosphorus, sediment, and nitrogen to water under three pillars of our water quality campaign: nutrient management, farmyard management, and land management.”
The Teagasc research programme and practical advice in relation to Soil Health, Water Quality, Greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions and enhancing Biodiversity will be outlined for grassland and tillage systems.
Grassland management, red and white clover and multi species swards, winter and spring dairy systems, dairy beef systems, organic farming systems and the latest research on manure, biobased fertilisers and soil amendments will also be discussed and highlighted.
Join us on at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford for a Farming for a Better Future 2026 event.
Visit https://teagasc.ie/event/farming-for-a-better-future-2026/ to learn more.