NRN Announces Biodiversity Competition Winners
The National Rural Network is delighted to announce the two winning photographs for our 2019 Biodiversity Photo Competition “Protecting Habitats, Preserving our Future”.
Latest NRN News
Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments Launch
IRD Duhallow is launching its new ElP-Agri project ‘Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments’ at 11.00 am on Tuesday 20th August 2019 at IRD Duhallow, James O'Keeffe Institute, Newmarket, Co. Cork. Special guest for the Project Launch is Ella McSweeney from RTE's Ear...
Minister Creed Opens Public Consultation on Ireland’s Next Agri-Food Strategy and Launches Steps to Success 2019
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today opened the Public Consultation on Ireland’s next Agri-Food Strategy to 2030. Agri-Food Strategy to 2030 Food Wise 2025 is the current ten-year strategy for the agri-food sector in a series of...
Morawskie Wrota LAG (Poland) Seeking LEADER Cooperation Partners for Ecological Project
The aim of the project is to build pro-ecological attitudes towards the inhabitants of rural areas. It is directed to residents of areas covered by the LEADER program especially for people living in single-family households, farmers. It is also envisioned that...
EIP-AGRI: Ireland’s Operational Groups 2019 Booklet
The National Rural Network team at NUI Galway have designed and produced a booklet entitled ‘EIP-AGRI: Ireland’s Operational Groups 2019’ to highlight and promote the 23 Irish EIP-AGRI Operational Groups selected by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Latest NRN Blog Posts
How do we Transition to Smart Farming in Ireland?
In this guest blog, Dr Peter Mooney and Dr Liadh Kelly, Lecturers in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University, provide us with a comprehensive insight into the huge potential of Smart Farming Technologies to improve the...
The Role of EIP-AGRI Operational Groups to Realign Policy
In this guest blog, Dr Barry McMahon, Associate Professor in the School of Agriculture and Food Science at University College Dublin (UCD), where he acts as Programme Director of the MSc in Wildlife Conservation and Management, details his thoughts and opinions on how...
Realising the Potential of Forestry in Ireland through EIP-AGRI
In this guest blog, Dr. Nuala Ní Fhlatharta, Head of the Teagasc Forestry Development Department, provides us with an insightful and comprehensive overview of the opportunities and challenges facing the forestry sector in Ireland. Dr Ní Fhlatharta also highlights two...
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