Soil Fertility matters!
Soil fertility is a key factor in sustainable agriculture and ecosystem health. See more at the Teagasc website
Irish Soils Information System - Phase 1 complete!
The Irish Soils Information system (Phase 1) was launched by Minister Brendan Howlin at Johnstown Castle, Wexford on Sept 15th, 2014
Stakeholder Workshop: Addressing Soil Data Gaps announced, to take place on the 10th September2013.
Plenary Session 1
Chairs: Jonathan Derham, Environmental Protection Agency & TBC, Teagasc
9.00am: Welcome & Opening of Workshop
9.10am: SIS Project Overview (Rogier Schulte, Teagasc)
9.25am: SIS process - Traditional Mapping (Rachel Creamer, Teagasc)
9.40am: SIS process - Predictive Mapping (Thomas Mayr, Cranfield University)
9.55am: Soil Data Reporting (Arwyn Jones, Soil Action, Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
Break
Plenary Session 2
Chair: Deirdre Fay, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
10.50am: SIS Prototype Demonstration (Reamon Fealy, Teagasc)
11.20am: Survey Results
11.30am: Breakout Groups
• Comments on current Prototype
• What attributes maps could be covered by the Irish Soils Information System?
12.30pm: Close of Workshop & Introduction to afternoon Session (Jonathan Derham, Environmental Protection Agency)