Pillar 2

PI: Prof. Kevin O’Connor, Prof. Tommy Boland, Dr. William Burchill, Prof. Maeve Henchion Management: Reduce farm emissions on Shinagh estates dairy farm by 50-65% Staff: Padraig Walsh, Enda Buckley Enteric Methane Mitigation: Trial combination of methane reducing feed additives at grazing and during housing. Staff: Alan Kelly, Stafford Vigours, Karina Pierce, Zoe McKay, Aaron Casey…

Management – Reduce farm emissions on Shinagh estates dairy farm by 50-65% / Enteric Methane Mitigation – Trial combination of methane reducing feed additives at grazing and during housing. / Soil Health – Investigate soil health improvements, bio-stimulants and slurry separation for potential on Irish farms. / Social Science

To investigate the potential of organic acid preservation of feed ingredients for pigsPI: Prof. John O’Doherty, Staff: Shane Maher (PhD)

To utilise novel strategies in relation to animal breeding, alternative forage use and supplementation of novel feed additives to improve the environmental sustainability of Irish pasture based dairy-calf to beef considering biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality to deliver environmentally and economically beneficial future dairy-beef production systems. Ciaran 2024: To compare the performance of…

Development and assessment of products produced through green biorefinery. To investigate the characterisation, processing, and scalability of different green biomass feedstocks within a green biorefinery process, in order to identify suitable feedstocks, optimise production pathways, and assess their potential applications and sustainability for commercial implementation.PI: James Gaffey, Dr. Joanna Tierney, Staff: Megan O’Brien (PhD)

To improve the persistence and resilience of the forage herb component of multispecies swards (MSS), and to determine the agronomic performance of additional novel species within these swardsPI: Dr. Helen Sheridan, Staff: Dr. Zoe McKay, Prof. Tommy Boland, Dr. Joanna Tierney, Soliu Mustapha (PhD)