Conference to focus on manure management in battle against climate change
More than 250 delegates from across Europe and around the world will gather in Wexford next month to discuss a range of scientific research topics with potentially profound importance for the future environmental performance of Irish agriculture.
The biennial Ramiran (Recycling of Agricultural, Municipal and Industrial Residues in Agriculture Network) conference is being hosted by Teagasc and will focus on new cutting-edge strategies and technologies to improve the efficiency of manure and residue management on farms.
This has implications far beyond the farm gate, according to Teagasc research officer and conference co-host Dr Karl Richards. “Agriculture accounts for one third of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions,” he says. “By tackling manure management as much as 3-4 per cent of national emissions can be addressed and that could make a significant contribution to meeting our targets for greenhouse gas reductions.”
Ian Barbour