by NRN | May 20, 2020 | EIP-AGRI Blog
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...
by NRN | May 12, 2020 | EIP-AGRI Blog
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,...
by NRN | Feb 26, 2020 | EIP-AGRI Blog
In this guest blog, Verena Berard PhD Connacht Ulster Alliance (CUA) scholarship recipient at IT Sligo and GMIT, provides us with an overview of her ongoing PhD research, analysing hill farmers attitudes and local environmental knowledge towards agri-environmental...
by NRN | Dec 16, 2019 | EIP-AGRI Blog
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 made...
by NRN | Oct 9, 2019 | EIP-AGRI Blog
“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...
by NRN | Mar 19, 2019 | EIP-AGRI Blog
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...
