by NRN | Feb 21, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today advised farmers and advisors that the application process for the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the Greening Scheme has now opened. Over the coming days, farmers will be receiving a BPS information pack in... by NRN | Feb 21, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News
The European Commission Representation in Ireland is pleased to announce the launch of two major new EU-funded environmental projects aimed at restoring Ireland’s blanket bogs and protecting and improving the status of the country’s freshwater bodies. The Head... by NRN | Feb 20, 2020 | EIP-AGRI News
Digital technologies in agriculture not only help European farmers to ‘produce more with less’, thus contributing to their livelihoods, they also address the wider sustainability challenges lying ahead for the agricultural sector, as well helping to combat climate... by NRN | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS) is a scheme under the Animal Welfare Measure of the Rural Development Programme (RDP 2014 -2020). It was introduced to contribute to the continued development in animal and health welfare in the sheep sector and requires farmers to go... by NRN | Feb 18, 2020 | Farm Viability News, LEADER News
As part of Enterprise week, running from March 2nd to 6th, the Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office in conjunction with Teagasc and Kilkenny LEADER Partnership are hosting a seminar on ‘Starting a Food Business’. This seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 4th in the...