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🔔Only two weeks until December's GSBI Speaks!🔔
Don't miss Dr. Zoë Lindo chat with Dr. Richard Bardgett about his new book, "The Ecology of Soil: From Communities to Ecosystems", followed by a Q&A.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 MST, 8:00 EST, 12:00 GMT, 13:00 CET
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Don't miss Dr. Zoë Lindo chat with Dr. Richard Bardgett about his new book, "The Ecology of Soil: From Communities to Ecosystems", followed by a Q&A.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 MST, 8:00 EST, 12:00 GMT, 13:00 CET
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🔔Only two weeks until December's GSBI Speaks!🔔
Don't miss Dr. Zoë Lindo chat with Dr. Richard Bardgett about his new book, "The Ecology of Soil: From Communities to Ecosystems", followed by a Q&A.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 MST, 8:00 EST, 12:00 GMT, 13:00 CET
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Don't miss Dr. Zoë Lindo chat with Dr. Richard Bardgett about his new book, "The Ecology of Soil: From Communities to Ecosystems", followed by a Q&A.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 MST, 8:00 EST, 12:00 GMT, 13:00 CET
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Big day for us yesterday with the opening of our new research facility at Johnstown Castle www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #WaterQuality #Climate
New €12.7m research facility opens in Co Wexford
A new €12.7 million research facility that will focus on the environment and sustainability has officially opened in Co Wexford.
www.rte.ie
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Big day for us yesterday with the opening of our new research facility at Johnstown Castle www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #WaterQuality #Climate
Still time to enter our 'Soils In Focus' photography competition to win some great prizes. Closing date 1st Nov. #GroundTruth #SoilHealth
As part of #SoilHealthWeek we're happy to launch our 'Soil in Focus' photography competition with some great prizes up for grabs #SoilHealth #GroundTruth teagasc.ie/environment/...
Soil in Focus Photo Competition - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority
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October 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Still time to enter our 'Soils In Focus' photography competition to win some great prizes. Closing date 1st Nov. #GroundTruth #SoilHealth
A big day for European Soils www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... #SoilHealth
Soil monitoring: Parliament adopts new EU law with better support for farmers | News | European Parliament
The new law will ensure soil is monitored in all EU countries and farmers get better support to improve soil health and soil resilience.
www.europarl.europa.eu
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A big day for European Soils www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... #SoilHealth
We're excited to share our new paper in the European Journal of Soil Science on protein quantification in soil and how to correct for interference bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Optimization of Protein Quantification From Soil Samples
Protein profiling of soil samples has the potential to enhance our understanding of soil ecosystems and guide the development of sustainable soil management practices. In that context, there is a nee....
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October 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
We're excited to share our new paper in the European Journal of Soil Science on protein quantification in soil and how to correct for interference bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The basics of soil chemistry explained - our animated video youtu.be/H3mUEXEoKiA?... #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth
Soil Chemistry
YouTube video by Teagasc
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September 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The basics of soil chemistry explained - our animated video youtu.be/H3mUEXEoKiA?... #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth
Get that Friday feeling with 3 great events for our final day of #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth
September 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Get that Friday feeling with 3 great events for our final day of #SoilHealthWeek #Groundtruth
Great new video on what Airfield Estate are doing to enhance #soilhealth youtu.be/hP40HMcgk2c?... #SoilHealthWeek #GroundTruth
Airfield Estate: Growing Healthy Soil and Sustainable Food
YouTube video by Teagasc
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September 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Great new video on what Airfield Estate are doing to enhance #soilhealth youtu.be/hP40HMcgk2c?... #SoilHealthWeek #GroundTruth
We're all set to go here in Ballacolla for our #SoilHealthWeek event. Kicking off at 11am
September 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We're all set to go here in Ballacolla for our #SoilHealthWeek event. Kicking off at 11am
Tomorrow #SoilHealthWeek continues with a walk on the farm of Pat and Tony Dunne in Ballacolla in Laois. We'll be demonstrating simple and quick #SoilHealth assessment methods that anyone can do on the farm or in the garden, and talking about the best way to manage soils well.Bígí linn #Groundtruth
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Tomorrow #SoilHealthWeek continues with a walk on the farm of Pat and Tony Dunne in Ballacolla in Laois. We'll be demonstrating simple and quick #SoilHealth assessment methods that anyone can do on the farm or in the garden, and talking about the best way to manage soils well.Bígí linn #Groundtruth
Great new video featuring Colm Flynn, a Tillage farmer from Kildare, talking about the #SoilHealth journey on his farm #Soilhealthweek #groundtruth
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Bringing Soil Back to Life: Colm Flynn, Kildare
YouTube video by Teagasc
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September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Great new video featuring Colm Flynn, a Tillage farmer from Kildare, talking about the #SoilHealth journey on his farm #Soilhealthweek #groundtruth
youtu.be/2Hk-Uqf291k?...
youtu.be/2Hk-Uqf291k?...
As part of #SoilHealthWeek we're happy to launch our 'Soil in Focus' photography competition with some great prizes up for grabs #SoilHealth #GroundTruth teagasc.ie/environment/...
Soil in Focus Photo Competition - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority
teagasc.ie
September 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
As part of #SoilHealthWeek we're happy to launch our 'Soil in Focus' photography competition with some great prizes up for grabs #SoilHealth #GroundTruth teagasc.ie/environment/...
Great organic farm walk today as part of #SoilHealthweek #Groundtruth
September 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Great organic farm walk today as part of #SoilHealthweek #Groundtruth
Great new episode of the Environmental Edge podcast on #ArbuscularMycorrhizalFungi #AMF #Fungi #Endobacteria in Soil by Olga Lastovetsky @ucdresearch.bsky.social kicking off #SoilHealthWeek #SoilHealth
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What’s working harder than any tractor? The microbes in your soil
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September 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Great new episode of the Environmental Edge podcast on #ArbuscularMycorrhizalFungi #AMF #Fungi #Endobacteria in Soil by Olga Lastovetsky @ucdresearch.bsky.social kicking off #SoilHealthWeek #SoilHealth
open.spotify.com/episode/09eO...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Proud to share our paper: Drought intensity shapes soil legacy effects on grassland plant and soil microbial communities and their responses to future drought, out now in @globalchangebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... (1/n)
September 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Proud to share our paper: Drought intensity shapes soil legacy effects on grassland plant and soil microbial communities and their responses to future drought, out now in @globalchangebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... (1/n)
September 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
As part of #SoilHealthWeek next week we'll have 3 farm walks: Tuesday - organic farm walk in Longford, Thursday - mixed farm walk in Laois and Friday - mixed farm walk in Wicklow. All welcome #Groundtruth #SoilHealth
September 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
As part of #SoilHealthWeek next week we'll have 3 farm walks: Tuesday - organic farm walk in Longford, Thursday - mixed farm walk in Laois and Friday - mixed farm walk in Wicklow. All welcome #Groundtruth #SoilHealth
Got a soils question? Have it answered by our panel of experts at our free online webinar on Monday 22nd of September at 7pm to kick start #SoilHealthWeek. For details of this and the many other #SoilHealth events check out teagasc.ie/environment/... @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
September 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Got a soils question? Have it answered by our panel of experts at our free online webinar on Monday 22nd of September at 7pm to kick start #SoilHealthWeek. For details of this and the many other #SoilHealth events check out teagasc.ie/environment/... @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
Come talk to the #GroundTruth team about #SoilHealth this weekend at Airfield Estate in Dundrum @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Come talk to the #GroundTruth team about #SoilHealth this weekend at Airfield Estate in Dundrum @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
The #GroundTruth team are delighted to be at Airfield Estate in Dundrum talking about #SoilHealth for the harvest festival. Come and talk to us about simple tests you can do in your garden or farm in advance of #SoilHealthWeek
September 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The #GroundTruth team are delighted to be at Airfield Estate in Dundrum talking about #SoilHealth for the harvest festival. Come and talk to us about simple tests you can do in your garden or farm in advance of #SoilHealthWeek
We were delighted to join the Environmental Edge podcast to talk about our citizen science project on #SoilHealth #GroundTruth @researchireland.ie @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
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The GroundTruth Project
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September 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We were delighted to join the Environmental Edge podcast to talk about our citizen science project on #SoilHealth #GroundTruth @researchireland.ie @vistamilk.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
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📢 Date for the diary #SoilHealthWeek is coming soon to Ireland with events all over the country! Bígí linn 🤗 #GroundTruth #SoilHealth
September 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📢 Date for the diary #SoilHealthWeek is coming soon to Ireland with events all over the country! Bígí linn 🤗 #GroundTruth #SoilHealth
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A microscopic Tardigrade (water bear), walking across a glass slide. Extremely resilient, they can survive decades without food or water and can survive in direct exposure to space.
August 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A microscopic Tardigrade (water bear), walking across a glass slide. Extremely resilient, they can survive decades without food or water and can survive in direct exposure to space.
What can your underwear tell you about the health of the soil? A lot! 2 garden areas ca. 3m apart - one compacted by machinery damage one not. Spot the difference #GroundTruth @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
August 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What can your underwear tell you about the health of the soil? A lot! 2 garden areas ca. 3m apart - one compacted by machinery damage one not. Spot the difference #GroundTruth @vistamilk.bsky.social @researchireland.ie