Biodiversity Agriculture Soil Environment (BASE) Ireland will hold its annual soil dependence event on Friday 4 July.

The outdoor event will feature trade stands, a soil pit, composting display, some machinery and cover crops and practical workshops.

This year crops and animals will feature. There will be talks throughout the day.

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Speakers include:

  • Neil Fuller - a soils specialist.
  • Tommy Heffernan - a vet and gut health specialist.
  • Jason Monaghan - a hedgerow specialist with the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  • Pat Collins - a talk on reseeding.
  • Leslie Dwyer - a talk on reducing nitrogen use for profitable sustainable farming.
  • Speaking to BASE Ireland chair Rob Coleman earlier this summer, he said BASE Ireland is a group where members learn from other members.

    One farmer will try something and it might give someone else the confidence to try it as well or they might find out that the practice didn’t work for them.

    BASE allows farmers to discuss what is working and not working on farms.

    You can read the full article with Rob here.

    The event takes place on Michael and Norman Dunne’s Farm in Maynooth, Co Kildare.

    Anyone who attended before will be familiar with the venue. The Eircode is W23 V0H9 and gates open at 9am.

    Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite here and cost €22.42 or you can pay on the day.