Agricultural Gaseous Emissions | Technical Training Event
The National Rural Network in association with Teagasc ConnectED, Dairy Sustainability Ireland and Food and Drink Ireland Skillnet are hosting the first of a series of technical training events designed for professionals working with the agri-food sector.
Latest NRN News
Minister Creed Announces New Research Grant Awards An investment of €20 million in Agri-food Research and Innovation
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, today announced awards of almost €20 million in funding across 38 research projects arising from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s 2019 Competitive Call for Research. Announcing...
Agri-professionals gather in Navan for Climate Change Training Event
Agri-professionals from across Ireland gathered at the Ardboyne Hotel in Navan, Co. Meath on Monday, 2nd December for a special training event on the role of agriculture in tackling climate change. The event, which was hosted by the National Rural Network (NRN) in...
Co. Kilkenny Farmer Named 2019 Biodiversity Farmer of the Year
Alan Doyle, a drystock farmer from Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, was named as the 2019 National Rural Network Biodiversity Farmer of the Year at the FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards held in the Castleknock Hotel, Dublin on 26 November. The National Rural Network...
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
OviData EIP-AGRI Project for Sheep Genetic Improvement
"An Ounce of Breeding is worth a Tonne of Feeding" In this guest blog, Eamon Wall, OviData EIP-Agri project leader, former lead of Irelands sheep breed improvement programme run by Sheep Ireland and part-time farmer, provides us with a comprehensive overview of...
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...
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