Town/City
Wexford

Telephone No.
(+353) 53-42888

Fax Number
(+353) 53-42213

Web Address
www.teagasc.ie

Private Enterprise
No

Organisational Structure
There are two research departments: Soils and analytical services, Environment and land use.
Johnstown Castle Research Centre provides national research information on soils and the environment. In addition it is the home of the Teagasc Analytical Services Laboratory for soil, herbage, water and general agricultural materials.

Number of Qualified Staff
12

Elevation
49 m

Annual Rainfall
1022 mm

Hours of Sunshine
1504

Monthly Radiant Energy
55, 103, 194, 325, 508, 517, 478, 476, 333, 176, 105, 60 MJ m-2

Total Radiant Energy
3329 MJ m-2

Humidity
in summer (July) 80%); in winter (January) 84%

Commodity
agricultural and horticultural materials; soil, water, and environment

Discipline
soil chemistry, soil physics, plant nutrition, analytical chemistry

Staff:
Lee, J.
Carton, O.
Coulter, B.

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