How edible plant-based baling wrap could cut plastic use, reduce emissions and save time for farmers
Meanwhile another young inventor has come up with a seaweed-based biofilm that could replace plastic covering and weights on silage pits
AgTechUCD Agccelerator Programme participants PJ Maguire, Marion Cantillon and Paul Connellan at UCD Lyons Farm in Co Kildare
A Clare farmer-cum-biochemist has discovered an innovative method of reducing methane production and plastic use on farms, while also making baled silage easier for farmers to use.
Paul Connellan has devised a plant-based net wrapping for silage bales that is not only edible for cattle, but will also help to reduce the amount of methane they produce when it is digested.
