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Feed Wild Birds
Source Garden Bird Detectives Exhibition courtesy of BirdWatch Ireland Peanuts are the most popular food for garden birds and attract a wide range of species When feeding during the spring and summer ...
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National ploughing championships
The National Ploughing Championships (www.npa.ie) take place each year in late September. It has grown into the largest event on the Irish farming calendar. Taking place over three days, the event is ...National ploughing championships
The National Ploughing Championships (www.npa.ie) take place each year in late September. It has grown into the largest event on the Irish farming calendar. Taking place over three days, the event is about far more than ploughing, with thousands of trade stands, demonstrations and retail outlets aimed at the farming community. The event takes place across a site running to hundreds of acres for the ploughing competitions, car parks and exhibitors. One of the attractions of the event is that it moves around the country to different locations. In 2011, an estimated 200,000 people attended over the three days in Athy, Co Kildare.
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Buying from the local farmer's market instead imported foods reduces carbon miles
Buying from the local farmer's market instead imported foods reduces carbon miles
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Detect Radon
Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally You cannot see it smell it or taste it and can only be measured using special equipment Many barriers to radon are ineffective so it is very important ...
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Shop Local
Buying local produce will greatly reduce your carbon footprint Everything that is not produced in your local area has to be transported from a farm industry or factory If it is imported it will have ...
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Piggery
Pigs live in a piggery. During a pig’s lifetime, it will live in three different houses within a piggery. A piglet begins life in a farrowing house where the sow will give birth. It will remain here ...Piggery
Pigs live in a piggery. During a pig’s lifetime, it will live in three different houses within a piggery. A piglet begins life in a farrowing house where the sow will give birth. It will remain here until it is four weeks old. It will then be moved to a weaner house, where it stays until it is about 12 weeks old and approximately 32 kg in live weight. Following this, it will move to a finishing house, where it will reside until it is 6 months old and ready to be slaughtered at around 90 kg. Once a piglet is weaned and moved to the weaner house, the sow is moved to the dry sow house.
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Use Less Water
The first thing to do is to check your home for any leaky taps or pipes and get them fixed Bathroom Install a low flow shower head Take a shower instead of a bath A five minute shower uses half the ...
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How To...Tips
If you ve ever wanted to help improve the environment but weren t really sure where to start then you ve found the right place This section will show you how you can help create a healthier ...
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Beef calves from a dairy herd.
Calves of a beef breed from the dairy herd are an important source of raw materials for the Irish beef industry. Dairy herds breed their best animals to dairy breeds in order to provide replacements, ...Beef calves from a dairy herd.
Calves of a beef breed from the dairy herd are an important source of raw materials for the Irish beef industry. Dairy herds breed their best animals to dairy breeds in order to provide replacements, but around 30% of the national dairy herd is mated to a beef sire in order to increase the value of the offspring. Angus and Hereford, which are noted for their ease of calving, are the most popular beef breeds for use in the dairy herd.
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Laying hens
Poultry is the name given to birds that provide us with meat or eggs. The chicken, the turkey, the duck and the goose are the birds most commonly kept by farmers in Ireland. A female chicken is ...Laying hens
Poultry is the name given to birds that provide us with meat or eggs. The chicken, the turkey, the duck and the goose are the birds most commonly kept by farmers in Ireland. A female chicken is called a hen and a newborn chicken is called a chick. A male chicken is called a cock or a rooster and a young male chicken is called a cockerel. Chickens live in large groups called flocks.
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