by NRN | Jul 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Barry Cowen, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The National Rural Network (NRN) would like to congratulate Barry Cowen TD on his appointment to the role of Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Barry has been a TD for the Laois–Offaly...
by NRN | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Farming for Nature Project has recently been awarded second place in the prestigious ‘Act for Biodiversity Challenge’ international competition. They were pitched against over 200 projects across the world. More information about this award can be found here. The...
by NRN | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and has a vision for Ireland’s energy to be sustainable, secure, affordable, and clean. To achieve this, Ireland must use less energy, move...
by NRN | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The European Evaluation Helpdesk for Rural Development has published a summary report of the Good Practice Workshop, ‘Data management for the assessment of RDP effects’, which took place online on 13-14 May 2020. The overall objective of...
by NRN | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Farm Safety is a major issue on farms especially as we move into the summer period, one of the busiest on farms across the country. A group of Transition Year students from St. Josephs CBS in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary have launched a new farm safety video as part of their...
by NRN | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Teagasc have published a new report titled “COVID-19 Initial Economic Assessment of its Impact on Irish Agriculture” to assess the potential impact of COVID19 on farm incomes. To coincide with the launch of this report, a webinar detailing the findings of the report...
