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
Generational Renewal Research Featured in ARC2020 Publication
European agriculture is populated by an older generation of farmers. Demographic trends reveal that 5.6% of all European farms are run by farmers younger than 35, while almost one third of all farmers are older than 65. Research on this issue by Dr Shane Conway, Dr...
NRN Researcher Features On RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground
Dr Shane Conway, Researcher in the Discipline of Geography's Rural Studies Unit at NUI Galway and with the National Rural Network (NRN) featured on a recent episode of Ear to the Ground, RTÉ’s popular national farming and rural affairs series. As well as outlining the...
Opportunity to Participate in BOND Project ‘Young Farmers for the Future’ Forum
Are you a farmer under 34 years old? Do you live in a European or pan-European country? Do you want to take part to a collective event to contribute to shaping the future of European farming? The BOND project is organising the European and pan-European Young Farmers...
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
Merging Knowledge and the EIP-AGRI Initiative Application Process: Some Research Findings and Reflections
In this guest blog, Jack McCarthy, Walsh Fellow at Teagasc’s Rural Economy and Development Programme and PhD candidate at University College Dublin’s School of Geography, provides us with a comprehensive overview of his PhD research exploring how policy can be...
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...
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