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• Protecting poultry and battling bird flu

  Rebecca Tierney, a leading poultry advisor with Teagasc, discusses poultry health and the critical challenges of managing bird flu outbreaks.  With years of hands-on experience and a passion for safeguarding flocks, Rebecca shares practical insights and strategies to protect poultry, maintain industry standards, and stay ahead of avian influenza threats.  This episode of the Environment Edge is packed with essential advice for farmers, industry professionals, and anyone invested in the health of our poultry industry. Rebecca and the Teagasc poultry team are available to guide and support all poultry producers. Hear more from Rebecca Tierney on The Poultry Edge podcast at:  https://podfollow.com/the-poultry-edgehttps://teagasc.ie/corporate-events/lets-talk-poultry/ For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/

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• Nore Vision, Shared Future: Farmers Taking Action

  Maura Brennan of Nore Vision, the Nore River Catchment Trust, joins Deirdre Glynn to explain the work of Nore Vision and the involvement of farmers in their water quality projects. For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/

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• How ASSAP advisors are supporting farmers to improve water quality

  Roisin McManus, a Teagasc ASSAP advisor based in Tipperary, shares her insights into the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP).  Roisin discusses how water quality improvements are being implemented on farms, the progress being made, and the collaborative efforts driving change at ground level.  For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/

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• What’s working harder than any tractor? The microbes in your soil

  Dr. Olga Lastovetsky, Assistant professor in UCD’s School of Biology and Environmental Science, joins us to tell us about our fungal and bacterial allies, and how these relationships boost crop production. Olga explains how the microbes in our soil are the tiny allies that feed crops, fight disease, and keep farms resilient.  For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/

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• The GroundTruth Project

  Dr Fiona Brennan, Teagasc senior research officer in soil microbiology, chats to us about ‘The GroundTruth Project' that is connecting communities to soil science, unearthing data and helping to get a deeper understanding of the soil beneath us. For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/

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