ACRES Advisors – Training Sessions
Below are a number of resources that you might find helpful to show at your training sessions.
Managing healthy grasslands on your farm
This educational video outlines how Kildare-based Farming for Nature Ambassador, Kim McCall, manages the grassland on his farm. The video focuses on the benefits that good grassland management can provide for the farm, the stock, the farmer/family and for nature.
See Worksheet and Accompanying notes for Advisors here: Grassland Management Worksheet
Managing your Riparian Zone for Nature
This educational video outlines different types of riparian zones that can may occur on your farm: 1. A grassland riparian zone found alongside a linear pond 2. A woodland riparian zone located beside a river 3. A woodland riparian zone located in an area of streams/wet ground The video highlights how Tipperary-based Farming for Nature Ambassador Michael Hickey manages the riparian zones on his farm and the benefits that his type of management creates for nature, for his farm and for him and his family.
See Worksheet and Accompanying notes for Advisors here: Riparian Zones Worksheet
Planting Whitethorn
This educational video outlines how to plant a whitethorn hedge and why it is beneficial to your farm. It includes how to assess your site, the importance of soil fertility, planting and pruning, how do you manage weeds etc The video shows Clare-based Farming for Nature Ambassador Jim Cronin teaching a whitethorn hedging course on his farm and his top tips on the above.
Soil Animation
Why Soil Matters – and how to improve it is a short animation on why good healthy soil is important to all of us and how as a livestock or arable farmer you can improve it on your land for the benefit of your land, your community and the planet. This short video (just over 3mins long) may be useful to show at a training session.
More information on practical actions you can take for more fertile soil here.
ACRES Advisors – additional materials
Below are a number of resources that you might find helpful to show at your training sessions or use when you are doing onsite visits.
Why farming for nature is a good investment Leaflet
The below one page leaflet lays out why it is beneficial to farmers, to their farm and to the environment to farm alongside nature.
This leaflet that may be handy to download, print and hand out to your participants.
This can be downloaded here: Leaflet
Looking after your soil – some simple practical advice leaflet
‘Looking after your soil – some simple practical advice is a one page leaflet that may be handy to download, print and hand out to your participants. This can be downloaded here:
Sust Soil Man Prat-gen FINAL.
If you are interested in learning more, here are some guidelines on how to enhance biodiversity on your farm depending on habitat:
Arable lands Field Boundaries Grasslands Peatlands Soil Wetlands, Ponds & Waterways Woodlands Other Habitats
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