Soil in Focus: Images Competitors Launched for Soil Health Week – Teagasc

This thrilling pictures competitors is open to everybody, whether or not you’re a eager newbie, a scholar, or just somebody with an curiosity in soil. Entrants are invited to seize artistic, placing, or thought-provoking photos of soil and its significance to our lives.

Dr Veronica Nyhan, soil and plant diet specialist says “Healthy soils not only provide us with plentiful crops, but support a whole ecosystem, helping to maintain a healthy environment for all. This competition provides an opportunity for everyone to explore the soils in their locality and capture and share what they find. ”

• 1st Prize: €250 One4All voucher
• 2nd Prize: €150 One4All voucher
• third Prize: €100 One4All voucher

Soil Health Week will characteristic a variety of occasions throughout Ireland, together with webinars, podcasts, farm walks, and faculty visits. The week’s goal is easy however very important: to get folks speaking about soil and to lift consciousness of its function in meals manufacturing, local weather, biodiversity, and the broader setting. From farmers and academics to advisors, college students, and the general public, everybody is inspired to participate.

GroundTruth, a joint undertaking between Teagasc and VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre, is dedicated to participating the general public with soil well being and constructing stronger connections between science and society.

For particulars on how you can enter the competitors and take part in Soil Health Week occasions, go to: