Colman Deely

Environmentally aware and active organic agro-ecological farmer, working with nature in a time of change. Music, sport, and good/real food, all with fun.

[RDS Dublin @TheRDS]

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.

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📢 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 : https://t.co/dWnf7Evuw2

#RDSAgri #RDSSpringAwards #Sustainable #rural

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

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

[Seán Ó Labhraí | ايان ‏لاوري @IanTLowry]

🚨 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 🤔

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

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

[Base Ireland @BaseIreland]

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👇

https://t.co/JRVg4UwuU2

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

Ancient knowledge, how to feed a city...

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was founded in 1325.

Until Spanish arrival, it was one of the world's largest cities and the hub of a powerful empire.

The Aztec empire was able to grow rapidly in size and dominance thanks to their ingenious floating gardens or chinampas...

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

@cremin_danny

[Danú Farming Group @DanuFarming]

The 4 plots were rye grass with
< 10% clover. All his rye grass swards are farmed like Plot 4, with 50% less N, his MSS fields are getting even less
His N use efficency has improved dramatically by using foliar & granular N in the right form to match soil & weather conditions

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

@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?

[Danú Farming Group @DanuFarming]

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 https://t.co/TgQ4cdmVmD

[ARC 2020 @ARC2020eu]

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.
https://t.co/5XeZKfY19C

[Danú Farming Group @DanuFarming]

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 https://t.co/0k4CamLsJ7
#RegenerativeFarming #SoilHealth

[Stephen Barlow @SteB777]

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.
https://t.co/wFHA9W58Qt

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

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

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

@colindgraigue @conormulv Mint ice-cream?
😉

[cat frampton @cat_frampton]

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.

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

A thread highlighting current racist events to Nazi propaganda etc.

[Liam Hogan @Limerick1914]

And these contemporary bigots who burn tents in Dublin City would no doubt have cheered when some 50,000 Irish refugees were deported from Britain back to Ireland in the late 1840s, and wept as authorities in Liverpool fed some 25,000 destitute Irish each day in January 1847.

[Dr. William J. Ripple @WilliamJRipple]

True and true.

[Rob Percival @Rob_Percival_]

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 - 🧵

[Colman Deely @colmandeely]

This should be interesting...

[Danú Farming Group @DanuFarming]

R.T Beef & Dairy Open Day 15th June, Rathangan, Kildare.
Join us for a farmer-led frank & open discussion on soil regeneration, chemical reduction, increased resilience, & profitability on Irish farms. Please register via https://t.co/0k4CamLsJ7 #RegenerativeFarming #SoilHealth