Signpost: Using precision technology to improve water quality

How a tillage farmer improved water quality on his farm
Signpost: Using precision technology to improve water quality

Don Somers and wife Gillian celebrate winning Overall Winner Teagasc FBD Environmentally Sustainable Farmer of the Year 2025 and Category Winner for Improving Water Quality.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 - 10:25

This year's overall winner and category winner for Improving Water Quality, Don Somers, is a tillage farmer from Wexford.

Don has taken several actions to reduce the risk to water quality on this farm.

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