
Disable Rails logging temporarily:
old_logger_level = ActiveRecord::Base.logger.level
ActiveRecord::Base.logger.level = Logger::ERROR
# the stuff you want to be silenced
ActiveRecord::Base.logger.level = old_logger_level
# back to the old logger level
Execute a peace of code without logging:
ActiveRecord::Base.logger.silence do
# the stuff you want to be silenced
puts "Hello!"
end