Colman Deely

Norman Dunne, Co. Kildare, is the 2023 RDS Sustainable Farming Award Winner 🏆 Norman, a fourth-generation farmer from Kilgraigue in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, embarked on a transformative journey in 2015 by transitioning from conventional tillage farming to a more holistic and regenerative approach. His main focus has been on improving soil health, recognising its vital role in fostering the well-being of plants, animals, and humans. Through conservation agriculture principles, Norman has successfully reduced his reliance on chemicals and achieved remarkable results. Norman has demonstrated his commitment to circular management practices by adopting the three Rs of the #CircularEconomy — Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle — on his farm. He minimises emissions, enhances energy efficiency, conserves water, and manages his supply chain sustainably. -------------------------------- 📢 The Call for Entries is open for the 2024 Awards Download the application forms now and submit your entry for your chance to share in the €15,000 prize fund : rds.ie/rds-foundation… #RDSAgri #RDSSpringAwards #Sustainable #rural

@2pintpaddy Do you have to flush out the lines and mix a new solution every day?

Mc Carthy Dairy Services, Skibberen installed the Ambic Peraspray unit for me today as well as putting down mats in the pit. The machine was also serviced and all ready for 2024. 🐄🐄 #McCarthyDairyServices #AmbicPeraSprayUnit

🚨 WHO IS KEVIN BAKHURST?? Well, a cursory glance at Kevin's (the new DG at RTÉ) Twitter profile will clearly display that in his most recent role within OFCOM in the UK, he spent significant time defending GB News and their "arrangements" with unscrupulous Tory politicians 🤔

@Cocopoppyhead @catherineeats @saoirse_mchugh @KateRaworth Not that I know much but I agree. I think @jasonhickel work on de-growth may be relevant reading.

@catherineeats @saoirse_mchugh @KateRaworth Thanks, interesting concept & i'll read more about it now. However, I am certain the donut model or any other model cannot possibly work on an inflationary monetary system. The money itself must be fixed for ideas like this to have a chance of working.

Ireland is experiencing one of the most extreme marine heatwaves on earth, so why aren’t we more alarmed? irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/0…

Soil Dependence site is taking shape!10 Plots measured out for 8 No-till and strip-till drills,a cross cutter disk and a tow and fert+Rows of compost for compost turner demonstration.On the 4th of July in maynooth.Eircode W23v0h9 Still time for tickets👇 eventbrite.com/e/base-ireland…

Ancient knowledge, how to feed a city...

@MimiVonPeach We got locked in here a few times, and tbh, I was/am quite hostile to the notion that people think that they're entitled to do so. Given the car culture in the NE, is it just accepted or does it piss people off?

It's like the Wild West out there, exhausts popping like gunfire. Sirens all the time. I'm in here with the Playstation and good luck to anyone out there. It's a Purge lockdown.

Farming has been getting a lot of negative press, so here are some positive results from our project. Our Cereals Open Day host @ngillis20 talks about the benefits of #RegenerativeFarming Register here for our Cereals Open Day this Fri-Grangecon, Wicklow eventbrite.ie/e/626087413307

CAP has seen authorised derogations on environmental standards. These derogations, ostensibly for food security, are pushed hard by the agribusiness-lobby & criticised by many scientists. So who's right? New data helps us separate myth from reality. arc2020.eu/cap-environmen…

Beef & Dairy Open Day host Kenny Roberts (15th June, Rathangan) talks about combining foliar fertilizer & MSS to reduce his inputs & create more resilience on his farm. To find out more please register for our Open Day at eventbrite.ie/e/625520337167 #RegenerativeFarming #SoilHealth

In this thread, I give a point by point refutation of all climate crisis denial as any sort of legitimate viewpoint. Climate crisis denial is a crank, baseless conspiracy theory. A delusion, a lie or just plain ignorance. It is not a legitimate viewpoint. threadreaderapp.com/thread/1662397…

@colindgraigue @conormulv Seriously Colin, it's the same here thankfully, would parts of Moorepark be a good example?

@colindgraigue @conormulv Mint ice-cream? 😉

The ‘green desert’ sure we are told….

It’s #NatureFriendlyFarmingWeek Day 1 is ‘what is nature friendly farming’ There is a long and a short answer for that! Short answer: a farm that is not in a constant battle against nature, but instead is working in some way with it for the benefit of both.

A thread highlighting current racist events to Nazi propaganda etc.

True and true.

NOVA classification was conceived in Latin America in response to the corporate capture of indigenous food cultures and local culinary traditions by profit-hungry multinationals originating in the Global North. Critics of the UPF concept want you to forget this - 🧵

This should be interesting...