by NRN | Feb 12, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
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... by NRN | Feb 3, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The RDS Spring Awards are a rare occasion in which farmers across all sectors come together to celebrate all they have achieved. The goal of the RDS Agriculture and Rural Affairs programme is to promote best practice and efficiency in farming to ensure farm household... by NRN | Jan 28, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News
‘Wetland Biodiversity: Why it matters’ is the theme of this years World Wetlands day (WWD), which will take place on Sunday, February 2nd. The event is an initiative of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The convention is named after the city... by NRN | Jan 16, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The 2020 Rural Inspirations Awards are now open for entries. This is its second year running on the back of its success in 2019. Every year the awards focus on a different theme and this year’s focus is on good practice projects supported by the European Agricultural... by NRN | Jan 15, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News
An annual grants scheme for the conservation and repair of traditional farm buildings and related structures for farmers in the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) is now accepting applications. Applications will be accepted until 5pm on Tuesday February... by NRN | Dec 12, 2019 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News
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...