Farm Viability
Enhancing farm viability and competitiveness in all agricultural sectors.
About Farm Viability
Farm Viability and Competitiveness
The National Rural Network (NRN) will highlight the challenges and present good practice models that can support farms and Irish agriculture to remain viable and competitive.
Areas of focus are driven by the NRN’s ongoing networking and priorities of the RDP including:
- Farm succession and inheritance
- Women in agriculture
- Rural business
- Organic farming.
Rural Services - Expand Your Horizons
As part of ‘Expand Your Horizons 2017 – Reaching Out to Rural Ireland’ Teagasc and the NRN brought together over 20
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An innovative series of evening seminars took place from January to March 2017 to promote the value of rural Ireland and
- Find out their options for farm diversification
- Consider a new farm business or off-farm enterprise
- Explore options for retraining for a new job
- Learn about applying for funding opportunities under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
- Find out about how to access LEADER funding.
Check out videos from contributors to Expand Your Horizons.
Latest News
Minister McConalogue Announces Payments Worth €185 Million Under 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., today announced that payments worth €185 million million under the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme have commenced issuing this week to 86,000 farmers. The Minister commented “I...
Farming For Nature Ambassadors and Public Vote 2020
The National Farming For Nature initiative, proudly supported by Ireland’s National Rural Network, have recently announced their first cohort of eight wonderful Farming for Nature Ambassadors for 2020. They are now encouraging members of the public to view a series of...
NRN Women in Agriculture Video Series Makes Headlines
In July, the NRN launched a Irish Women in Agriculture video series to highlight the pivotal role that women play in the, traditionally male dominated, agricultural industry. The series detailed the experiences of five farmers including Sinead Conry, a Pedigree...
Blog Posts
Assessing Access to Land Across the European Union
In this guest blog, Dr Shane Conway, Researcher in the Discipline of Geography’s Rural Studies Unit at NUI Galway provides us with an insight into the importance of land mobility (i.e. transfer of land from one farmer to another, or from one generation to the...
How do we Transition to Smart Farming in Ireland?
In this guest blog, Dr Peter Mooney and Dr Liadh Kelly, Lecturers in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University, provide us with a comprehensive insight into the huge potential of Smart Farming Technologies to improve the...
The Key Aspects of Collaborative Farming
In this guest blog, Paidi Kelly, Research Officer at Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, outlines the growing interest in collaborative farming arrangements in Ireland. He also outlines the key aspects to ensure...
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Case Studies
CO-FARM: Enhancing COoperation Amongst FARMing Entrepreneurs
The CO-FARM training app provides a training program aiming to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to work in a cooperative environment. The online training programme is designed to be flexible, which can be accessed at any time. It is also free to participate...
National Rural Network Social Farming Case Study
Social Farming is relatively new in an Irish context and is unique in that it speaks to the growing multi-functionality of Irish farming, whilst also overlapping with current health and social care policy. It does this by providing supports and opportunities for...
National Rural Network Farm Partnership Case Study
What are farm partnerships? Farming has had many changes over the years including an increase in more collaborative ways of farming. Collaborative farming models have trickled into Irish agriculture in a variety of forms including share farming, contract rearing and...
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