About this episode
Pat Dillon discusses the Better Farming for Water campaign and its impact on water quality in agriculture.
Water quality continues to be a major focus for the agricultural industry, and while farmers are already making changes on farm, there is increasing emphasis on how practical actions can improve water quality outcomes at catchment level. In this episode, Pat Dillon from Teagasc joins James Dunne to discuss the Better Farming for Water campaign. Pat explains what the Better Farming for Water campaign is aiming to achieve, why a catchment approach has been taken and the practical actions dairy farmers can take to make a difference. We also discuss concepts such as nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen surplus, stocking rate and how all of these interact with water quality. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com
People in this episode
Host: James Dunne
Guest: Pat Dillon
Topics covered
- water quality
- agriculture
- dairy farming
- nitrogen use efficiency
- catchment approach
Keywords
- water quality
- agriculture
- dairy farmers
- nitrogen surplus
- stocking rate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Teagasc
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