Farm Safe – Farm Nature / Kids Colouring Competition
The National Rural Network in association with AgriKids recently held a colouring competition called ‘Farm Safe – Nature Farm’.
The aim of the initiative was to help raise awareness of how farmers protect the environment and keep wildlife safe.
In association with our industry partners, we are pointing the way to a low emissions agriculture through informative webinars.
These one-hour webinars will focus on key topics to provide and equip agri-professionals with a better understanding of current research to meet the needs of clients.
Join us Friday, July 3rd from 09:30-10:30.
Guest Speakers: Tom Houilhan Teagasc
Topic: Forestry GHG Emissions and the Role of Forestry.
COVID-19 Response from the National Rural Network
An important update from the National Rural Network on the escalating COVID-19 situation across Ireland.
Latest NRN News
LEADER Programme Promotion Week 2020
The Irish National Rural Network (NRN) will be running a ‘LEADER Programme Promotion Week’ on our social media channels from the 29th of June to the 3rd of July 2020 on behalf of Ireland’s Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) and the Department of...
LEADER Programme Update – June 2020
Activity in the LEADER programme has continued to increase as we progress into the second half of 2020. As of the end of May, there are over 3,100 LEADER projects across Ireland with a total value of over €122m. This is an increase of over 120 projects, since our last...
Aran Islands Nominated for European Natura 2000 Award 2020
The Aran Islands have been nominated as one of the finalists for the 2020 European Natura 2000 Award by the European Commission, for their sustainable management of the farmed habitats of the Islands through their AranLIFE and Caomhnú Árann projects. They are one of...
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
Pearl Mussel Project – ‘More than it says on the tin’
In this EIP-AGRI guest blog, Dr Derek McLoughlin, Assistant Project Manager of the Pearl Mussel Project EIP-AGRI Operational Group provides us with a unique insight into the origins and ethos of this innovative pilot agri-environment programme seeking to improve the...
Maximising Organic Production Systems (MOPS)
Meeting the Growing Demand for Organic Fruit and Vegetables in Ireland In this guest blog, Gillian Westbrook, Maximising Organic Production Systems (MOPS) EIP-AGRI Project Manager and CEO of the Irish Organic Association (IOA) whom are the lead partner of the project,...
Assessing Access to Land Across the European Union
In this guest blog, Dr Shane Conway, Researcher in the Discipline of Geography’s Rural Studies Unit at NUI Galway provides us with an insight into the importance of land mobility (i.e. transfer of land from one farmer to another, or from one generation to the...
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