Dr. Patrick Forrestal

Soil & plant nutrition & health, agronomy, fertilisers, env. loss mitigation, research & extension of practical solutions for the industry that feeds the world

[Aisling Moffat @moffat_aisling]

A date for your diaries! "Our Living Soil" will take place in @ucddublin on Dec 5th, #WorldSoilDay! Expect panel discussions, presentations and posters, all about soil health, biodiversity, and many more soil related topics! Register your interest here: https://t.co/mpTQFA7lGk

[NUTRI-KNOW @NutriKnow]

🔬 Don’t miss our Oct 29 webinar at 10:30 AM CEST on processing technologies. Learn about cutting-edge solutions for sustainable farming.

Register now: https://t.co/H6MMXDA7Xm

[John Finn @Johnfinn310]

Another busy week for @Multi4More project with plot preparation, assessments of species composition, and plot harvesting. Also delighted to welcome Saisampath to the team!

[Daniel Coonan @dancoonan98]

Soil sampling after a successful harvest on the 6th of September at my rotations trial site in Arklow, Co. Wicklow investigating a range of bio-based fertilisers #teagasc #irishresearch #agriculture

[Dr. Patrick Forrestal @ForrestalPJ]

A great day for the countryside. Glad for a bit of nice snap of harvest weather. 1530 getting it done again this year, somewhere around her 50th harvest.

[John Finn @Johnfinn310]

Recent meeting and visit of UCD collaborators in @Multi4More to our #multi4more field site. We’re testing the relative effects of plant diversity and nitrogen fertiliser application on yield. One harvest remaining for first full year of data! 😁

[Thomas McCarthy @ThomasMcCarthy2]

Delighted to share my first paper published today in the European Journal of Agronomy! We focussed on farm-gate potassium balances in a grassland-based dairy farm. @SoloheadFarm1 @TeagascEnviron @DeptOfSciSETU @ForrestalPJ @ImeldaAnneCasey
https://t.co/xH1pLbO4b3

[Soil Science Society of America Journal @sssajournal]

Article alert!

Zinc in ammoniated phosphate fertilizers: Solid-phase speciation, solubility, and use of barrier coatings to enhance zinc availability https://t.co/F7sYL8khZz

da Silva et al. @RCdaSilva @fien_degryse @MJMCLAUS @waiteresearch @UofA_SET @UniofAdelaide #OpenAccess

[NUTRI-KNOW @NutriKnow]

The RENURE Operational Group aims to extract ammonium salts from manure as a substitute for chemical fertilisers. Field trials have shown promising results.

Learn more about this group here: https://t.co/CYLWrKQmTd

#NutrientNurturers

[John Finn @Johnfinn310]

@Soilmicrobio @IsraelIkoyi @MASTER_IA_H2020 Delighted to be part of this study! My more general take-home from this study is that when we are being sold a product, demand evidence from independent research to show the effectiveness of the product *under field conditions*.

[SoilEnvMicro @Soilmicrobio]

Manipulation of sward diversity is a more effective management strategy than addition of microbial inoculants in intensively managed grassland https://t.co/FdS27651Gd. New paper led by @IsraelIkoyi as part of the @MASTER_IA_H2020 project. Key findings
1. Generally, there was no

[NUTRI-KNOW @NutriKnow]

Hello sustainable fertilisers!

SOS_AQUAE is promoting eco-friendly farming practices by harnessing renewable fertilisers from slurry and digestate treatment.

Learn more about this group here: https://t.co/Fda74G8JYF

#NutrientNurturers

[Cathal Somers @CathalSomers]

Just about to kick off at the @teagasc Ballyhaise open day. Weather is playing ball, well worth the visit with plenty to see. @TeagascEnviron.

[Dr. Patrick Forrestal @ForrestalPJ]

@donalkinsella12 @novafert

[Donal Kinsella @donalkinsella12]

Delighted to share findings from the #novafert lighthouse demonstration site to a large farmer audience focusing on the practical side of alternative fertiliser use including cost, application strategies and mineral fertiliser replacement values at the #teagasc JC open day

[Dr. Patrick Forrestal @ForrestalPJ]

All set to go and the sun is shining @Teagasc Johnstown Castle open day. Come join us for a great day of solutions for the #agriculture sector. Many thanks to all our funders including @agriculture_ie & @HorizonEU

[Dr. Patrick Forrestal @ForrestalPJ]

Open Day free event @teagasc Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. Tuesday 16th July 10am-3pm
Looking forward, with the team, to talking all things #soil nutrient supply and #SoilHealth, production and tools for environmental loss mitigation
Come join us
https://t.co/H5AMuCjfqY

[Biorefine Cluster @Bioref_Cluster]

🗓️The #ESNI Conference will be back in Brussels on 18-19 September 2024!

What to expect from this edition?

✅high-quality talks on #nutrient #recycling
✅9 parallel sessions
✅ great #networking opportunities
✅poster session

Register now➡️https://t.co/yOSyKZc84d

[Dr. Patrick Forrestal @ForrestalPJ]

Sulphur (S) boosts grass production & Nitrogen use efficiency reducing Nitrate leaching to water particularly in free draining soil.
2-4 rounds of S product/yr adequate in most intensive grazing settings @FarmingforWater
@Teagasc Walsh Scholarship Research
https://t.co/oEaIOWSRYF

[Dr. Patrick Forrestal @ForrestalPJ]

What's possible in the #bioeconomy? Great eg @GreenGenIreland producing biomethane gas to feed grid, produce electricity & heat, to run tractors & NPKS bio-based fertiliser, recycled plastic products all from recycled food waste & pkging & pig slurry. @MainstreamBIO @bbionets_eu