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Peat Alternatives

CountryWide by RTÉ

Jun 13, 20260:07:40Science & Medicine

Looking at the bogs a bit more closely, where are we at in developing completely peat free alternative composts so that we can stop cutting up bogs to grow food? Teagasc, the agricultural research agency is in the middle...

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Peat Alternatives is an episode from CountryWide by RTÉ. Looking at the bogs a bit more closely, where are we at in developing completely peat free alternative composts so that we can stop cutting up bogs to grow food? Teagasc, the agricult...

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