Lime use key to improving water quality, says Teagasc director

The effort in Munster has a head start, compared to the national picture from Environmental Protection Agency monitoring, which indicates only 54% of Irish water bodies are deemed to have good or high ecological status

Spreading lime will play a big role in improving water quality, said Teagasc director of research Professor Pat Dillon in a recent podcast.

Spreading lime will play a big role in improving water quality, said Teagasc director of research Professor Pat Dillon in a recent podcast.

He explained soil fertility was an important objective of Teagasc’s Better Farming for Water campaign.