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Two Irish Projects Shortlisted for the European Rural Inspiration Awards
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Cast your vote: Two Irish Projects Shortlisted for the European Rural Inspiration Awards
Nominated by the National Rural Network, two projects based in Ireland - Mid Ireland Adventure in Offaly and Golashane Farm Nature Reserve in Meath – have been shortlisted for the Rural Inspiration Awards. An initiative of the European Network for Rural Development...
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To mark Local Enterprise Week (4-8 March), Ireland’s National Rural Network (NRN) today celebrates that €13.5million has been approved through the current LEADER Programme for the sub-theme of Enterprise Development in Ireland. 338 projects nationally, from sectors...
read moreSustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) announce Dairy Farm Grants
Energy efficiency can help dairy farms reduce on-farm costs and help strengthen farms by increasing its resilience to fluctuating milk prices. The SEAI in collaboration with Teagasc offer...
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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...
read moreRealising 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...
read moreThe Key Aspects of Collaborative Farming
In this guest blog, Paidi Kelly, Research Officer at Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, outlines the growing interest in collaborative farming arrangements in Ireland. He also outlines the key aspects to ensure...
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