by NRN | Jun 25, 2020 | LEADER News
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...
by NRN | Jun 25, 2020 | LEADER News
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...
by NRN | Jun 5, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
As we move further into 2020 attention is turning to the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and how it will unfold and impact the future of European and Irish agriculture. The Irish Farmers Journal, in collaboration with the European Commission’s representation in...
by NRN | May 12, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The European Commission has contracted PPMI – a European research and policy analysis centre to carry out the evaluation of the information policy on the Common agricultural policy (CAP). Currently, the contractor is launching a survey for stakeholders to gather their...
by NRN | May 6, 2020 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The National Rural Network have teamed up with AgriKids to help raise awareness among children of how farmers protect the environment and keep wildlife safe. Farm Safe – Farm Nature is a children’s colouring competition targeted towards 5 to 12 year olds. Competition...
by NRN | Apr 29, 2020 | Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has announced it will host a series of free online events for small food businesses or indeed those thinking about starting a food business in the future. This series called ‘Breakfast Bites’ will provide information on...
