Farming
New Food and Agri Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Programme
Applications are now open for a new food and agriculture innovation and entrepreneurship training programme, commencing this September, to be delivered by UCD, in...
Engage Your Senses at the 2024 Blackwater Valley Opera Festival
Ireland's Blackwater Valley Opera Festival is inviting you to engage your senses at the 8-day festival which takes place from 27th May to 3rd...
10 things to consider before the dairy breeding season starts
With the breeding season fast approaching on dairy farms, Dr Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc, outlines 10 things to consider...
Bank of Ireland’s Top Tips for better cash flow management through...
Dairy Farmers are no strangers to challenging times, from volatile markets to weather extremes to rising costs. It takes grit, determination and sacrifice to...
Farming for Water represents a real opportunity for agricultural sector
The new €60 million Farming for Water project which has been announced with the aim of supporting up to 15,000 farmers to improve water...
In-person farm safety workshops in primary schools get underway
Agri Aware is gearing up for a busy period in its programmes calendar, as the agri-food educational body visits schools as part of its...
From Sucklers to Robots: Farming for the Family’s Future
Husband and wife team, Connie & Deirdre McSweeney are farming in Glenroe, Co Limerick and have 4 children under 10. Having been suckler farmers...
Empower farmers to advance carbon farming – MEP Kelly
Seán Kelly MEP (Ireland South) highlighted the vital role of farmers in advancing carbon farming initiatives at an event he hosted at the Horse...
Dairygold launches Ireland’s first electric milk truck
Dairygold has announced that it is adding an electric truck to its milk collection fleet, making it the first dairy processor in Ireland to...
Dairygold announces new loan partnership for milk suppliers
A sustainability-linked loan which was first launched in November 2023, has already proven popular with dairy farmers, with discounted flexible finance provided to farmers...
Dairygold to power its processing plants with renewable electricity from Co-Op...
In a unique and ground-breaking move, Dairygold has become the first dairy processor in Ireland to sign a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (cPPA) with...
Top honours for Tirlán at Green Awards 2024
Tirlán has claimed the ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at this year’s Green Awards 2024, recognition of its Living Proof sustainability strategy and...
