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Launch of TAMS III- February 2023
The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) III will continue under ...
DAFM Announce Thematic Research Call 2023
A major call for research proposals across the agri-food, forest ...
The NRN Celebrates International Women’s Day 2023
Wednesday, the 8th of March 2023, is International Women’s Day! ...
Farm Families of ~46,000 Secured in ACRES Scheme
The Minister Charlie McConalogue announced today that 46,000 farmers across ...
DAFM Announce Webinar on CAP #SAVETHEDATE – 7th March 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine have announced they are ...
‘Spring is in the Air’ Bird Nesting Season Begins
As we draw a close to the month of February ...
NPWS Recently Announced Grants for Small Recording Projects 2023
National Parks and Wildlife Services have recently announced the continued ...
Award-winning Young Farmer Talks About Lessons from Results-based Programme
After winning Biodiversity Young Farmer of the Year 2021 Eanna ...
Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS3) for SOLAR Panels is Now OPEN
All farmers interested in grants to build or improve farm ...
A Boost of Funding Focusing on Short Term Research Projects Announced by Minister Heydon
Minister Martin Heydon announced this week awards of over €4.2 ...
Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine’s Move to Keep Farmers Updated on CAP 2023-2027
To feed the need for understandable and readable information the ...
Rural Project Learning Opportunity
The Horizon 2020, RURALIZATION Project via TU Delft University, is ...
European Project to Enhance Women’s Role in Rural Life Launched
Dr. Maura Farrell (who recently participated in the “Women in ...
Legacy4Life Launch New Organic Farming Survey
The new LIFE project ‘Legacy4LIFE’ has recently launched a survey ...
First National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) have recognised ...
Minister Hackett Highlights Increased Demand for Organic Demonstration Farm Walks
Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department of ...
Webinar: Seasonal Actions for Pollinators On Farmland (Tues, May 17th)
UPDATE: This webinar has been postponed. Please register at the ...
National Biodiversity Conference 2022 – ACT NOW for NATURE
Ireland's second National Biodiversity Conference will be held in Dublin ...
2022 EPA Water Conference
The 2022 EPA Water Conference will take place in the ...
Festival of Farmland Biodiversity 2022
Why a Festival of Farmland Biodiversity? The National Biodiversity Data ...
Minister McConalogue Reminds Farmers of 16 May Deadline for BPS Applications
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, has ...
Presentations from Inaugural Meeting of Organic Strategy Forum
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food ...
Applications for 2022 Organic Farming Scheme Closes Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday 22nd April 2022 marks the deadline for new ...
Minister McConalogue Announces Department Clinics for 2022 BPS Applications
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...
Fifth Nitrates Action Programme 2022-2025
The Government has published Ireland’s Fifth Nitrates Action Programme. The ...
World Wetlands Day 2022
World wetlands day was celebrated on February 2nd, and the ...
EPA: Catchments Newsletter
The Catchments Newsletter brings together science from community groups, local ...
2021 NRN Biodiversity Young Farmer Hails from Co. Roscommon
Eanna Tiernan, a young beef farmer from Co. Roscommon, was ...
ENRD Thematic Group on Rural Proofing
The NRN participated in the first meeting of the European ...
Series of Public Information Sessions for Farmers on Ireland’s Draft 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is holding ...
Tracking Changes in Climate Through a Wildlife Calendar
Research suggests that there will be an increase in temperatures ...
Signpost Series: March 2022
In association with Teagasc ConnectED, Dairy Sustainability Ireland, and Food ...
ENRD Thematic Group on Rural Proofing
The NRN participated in the first meeting of the European ...
Series of Public Information Sessions for Farmers on Ireland’s Draft 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is holding ...
Series of Public Information Sessions for Farmers on Ireland’s Draft 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will hold ...
Minister Heydon Announces Resumption of Farm Safety Training As Part of Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and ...
Minister McConalogue Launches New Agri-Environment and Farm Safety Training Scheme for Farmers
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., ...
NPWS to Take in New Farm Plan Scheme Participants to Benefit Nature
The NPWS Farm Plan Scheme supports landowners to deliver actions ...
Applying for the 2022 Organic Farming Scheme
Teagasc, the Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland, is ...
Interested in Participating in ENRD Thematic Group on Carbon Farming?
The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) has put out ...
Re-Opening of Organic Farming Scheme for 2022
The Organic Farming Scheme is now open for new applicants ...
Minister Hackett Announces 2022 Re-opening of Organic Farming Scheme
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food ...
Ireland’s Draft CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 Submitted to the European Commission
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) protects family farm incomes, supports ...
Year 6 of Sheep Welfare Scheme confirmed for 2022
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...
Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II) Update: Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS) Changes to Farmer Eligibility from Jan 15th, 2022
From April 15th, 2022, farmers farming at or above 170kgs/N ...
Funding for all EIP-AGRI Operational Groups – Practice-Oriented AKIS Topics
The EIP-AGRI Support Facility’s latest Newsflash details three funding topics ...
Hen Harrier Project Update – Monitoring Report 2021
The Hen Harrier Project is an ongoing EIP-AGRI project aiming ...
NUI Galway Rural Studies Centre Seminar Series 2022
The NUI Galway Rural Studies Centre Seminar Series 2022 was ...
Minister Hackett Congratulates All Involved in the Successful Conclusion of the Maximising Organic Production Systems (MOPS) EIP Project
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and ...
Global Award for the MacGillycuddy Reeks EIP Project
The National Rural Network are delighted to announce that the ...
5th Episode of the NRN’s EIP-AGRI Participating Farmer Video Blog Series
The National Rural Network have recently released the 5th episode ...
Minister Hackett Congratulates MacGillycuddy Reeks EIP Project On Major International Award
Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State in the Department of ...
‘Heritage Keepers’ Programme Seeking Participants
Burrenbeo Trust is inviting expressions of interest from primary schools, ...
September 2021 EIP-AGRI Newsletter
The September 2021 edition of the European Innovation Partnership for ...
EIP-AGRI Seminar ‘CAP Strategic Plans: the key role of AKIS in Member States’ Publication
The EIP-AGRI Service Point have published a report on their ...
EIP-AGRI Bioeconomy Awareness Week 2021
The National Rural Network ran an EIP-AGRI Bioeconomy Awareness Campaign ...
EIP-AGRI New Farm Health, Safety and Wellbeing EIP-AGRI Project Infographic
The National Rural Network team at NUI Galway have designed ...
Irish Uplands Forum (IUF) EIP-AGRI Workshop 2021
The NRN will be participating in an EIP-AGRI (European Innovation ...
Upcoming Conference – ‘How and Why to Manage Rhododendron Ponticum’
A one-day conference on Why and How to manage the ...
McConalogue Announces Overall CAP Strategic Plan Funding, and Indicative Allocations for Pillar II (Rural Development) Measures
Funding over the seven-year period 2021-2027 increases by almost 30%, ...
NUI Galway Rural Studies Centre Seminar Series 2022
The NUI Galway Rural Studies Centre Seminar Series 2022 was ...
Year 6 of Sheep Welfare Scheme confirmed for 2022
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...
Minister Hackett Congratulates All Involved in the Successful Conclusion of the Maximising Organic Production Systems (MOPS) EIP Project
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and ...
Minister McConalogue Confirms Payments of €31 Million Under 2021 BDGP
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, ...
Minister McConalogue Announces Commencement of Payments Under the 2021 Straw Incorporation Measure
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...
Minister McConalogue Announces Commencement of GLAS-Plus Payments This Week
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...
Minister McConalogue Announces Approval of All Tranche 23 Applications Under TAMS II
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD ...
Basic Payment Scheme, Young Farmer Scheme and National Reserve Payments Commence – €1.12bn now paid to farmers
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, ...
Minister Hackett Congratulates MacGillycuddy Reeks EIP Project On Major International Award
Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State in the Department of ...
Minister McConalogue Announces Commencement of Advance Payments for the Sheep Welfare Scheme
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, ...
Minister Hackett Announces Commencement of 2021 Organic Scheme Payments
The Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture Food ...
‘Heritage Keepers’ Programme Seeking Participants
Burrenbeo Trust is inviting expressions of interest from primary schools, ...
Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) Extended for 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have ...
GLAS Extended for 2022
Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine recently ...
Minister Hackett Launches new nationwide series of Organic Demonstration Farm Walks
Encourages Farmers to engage and explore opportunities Confirms Organic Farming ...
LEADER-funded Environmental Workshop Series in Ballyboughal featured in Changing Ireland Magazine
The Ballyboughal Hedgerow Society was established in 1999, in response ...
Minister Humphreys Welcomes Increased EU Support for LEADER Programme
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has ...
‘Smart Villages and Rural Towns in Ireland’ Newsletter
The National Rural Network (NRN) has today published the ‘Smart ...
Rural Voices Report
The 'Rural Voices' report, recently published by the European Network ...
Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese Features in Launch of ‘Our Rural Future’
Teresa Roche of Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese is the focus of ...
South Kerry Development Partnership LEADER Newsletter
In their latest LEADER newsletter, the South Kerry Development Partnership ...
NRN Involved in Production of Transitional LEADER Programme Video
The NRN was delighted to be involved in the production ...
Final Call for Applications to the LEADER Food Initiative
The final call for funding applications under the LEADER Food ...
LEADER Case Studies feature in South Kerry Development Partnership Spring Newsletter
In their latest newsletter, the South Kerry Development Partnership showcase ...
County Kildare LEADER Partnership Newsletter – March 2021
The County Kildare LEADER Partnership recently published their March LEADER ...
Details of €70 Million Transitional LEADER Programme Announced
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, ...
Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025
On Monday, March 29th, the Government published Our Rural Future, ...
SMARTA (Smart Rural Transport Areas) Project Outputs
The SMARTA (Smart Rural Transport Areas) project has recently ended ...
Minister Humphreys Launches Cootehill.ie Website
Minister of Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, Heather Humphreys ...
30th Anniversary of the LEADER Programme
The LEADER Programme celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. Established ...
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