National REPS Conference 2006: New Challenges

Friday 10th November, 2006

Download the 2006 REPS Conference Proceedings (800 KB PDF format)

The following is the list of conference papers and/or slideshows available online.

REPS Planning: Principles and Processes
Frank Macken, Agricultural Environment and Structures Division, Department of Agriculture and Food, Johnstown Castle, Wexford (1.3 MB PDF of PowerPoint slides)
Managing High Nature Value Farmland – a Challenge for REPS 4?
Gwyn Jones, Area Manager Skye & Lochalsh, Farm Business Services, Scottish Agricultural College (1.8 MB PDF of PowerPoint slides)
REPS - Enhancing its Scope and Integration with OtherRural Objectives
W. Dunne, Teagasc, Rural Economy Research Centre (46 KB PDF of PowerPoint slides)
Hedging REPS
Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist
Desmond Cunningham, Chairman, Professional Agricultural Contractors Association (6.7 MB PDF of PowerPoint slides)
The Archaeology of REPS – Seeing is Believing
Eoin Sullivan, Gort Archaeology
Development of a Suite of Agri-environmental Measures for Extensive Farming in Mesotrophic Catchments
Donnacha Doody, Owen T. Carton and B. Foy (0.6 MB PDF of PowerPoint slides)
An Evaluation of Existing and Potential Measures to Sustain an Increased Biodiversity and Water Quality on Irish Farms
Daire Ó hUallacháin and John Finn, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre; Helen Sheridan, University College Dublin; Simon Harrison, University College Cork
Preview of REPS 4
Gerry Rice, Department of Agriculture and Food (0.7 MB PDF of PowerPoint slides)
Field Margins - Benefits for Wildlife, Establishment and Management
Richard Winspear, RSPB Farmland Adviser RSPB Farmland Adviser (1.5 MB PDF of PowerPoint slides)