‘Farm Family’ Online Farm Safety Training Launches Soon

It is possible to register online free of charge for ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Minister Pippa Hackett Praises the Pioneering Work of the Inagh EIP Project

A very warm welcome was received by Minister Pippa Hackett ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Donegal ATU Agricultural Students visit Inishowen Uplands EIP

The Inishowen EIP Project aims to offer environmental sustainability by ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

‘Lighthouse Farms’ – Guiding Farms Help Improve Soil and Increase Yields

In 2022, Talamh Beo launched a soil biodiversity project with ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

EIP Farmer-led Moth Monitoring Project a Success

The Farmer-led Moth Monitoring EIP project investigated for the first ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Love Your Wellies Competition Launched

The FarmPEAT (Farm Payments for Ecological and Agricultural Transitions) EIP-Agri ...
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Results-Based Payments – A Farmer’s Perspective Video

The National Rural Network (NRN) recently visited the family run ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Minister Humphreys Officially Opens New Marina Project in Co. Cavan

On the 21st of January 2023, the Minister for Rural ...
/ LEADER News

NRN Social Media Initiative Showcases LEADER Programme Cooperation Project Examples

In December 2022, the National Rural Network (NRN) published a ...
/ LEADER News

Successful Applicants under Stage 1 of the LEADER Programme Announced

On the 26th of January 2023, the Minister for Rural ...
/ LEADER News

Minister Ryan Announces €27 million for Community Climate Action

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has ...
/ Climate Change News

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Updates

Scheme Payments Update up to the 10th February 2023 There ...
/ Climate Change News

Signpost Series February 2023

In association with Teagasc ConnectED, Dairy Sustainability Ireland, and Food ...
/ Climate Change News

Climate Opinion Map

The EPA have launched an opinion map. The map demonstrates ...
/ Climate Change News

Biodiversity Ireland Magazine – Autumn Winter 2022

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has published its 23rd  edition ...
/ Biodiversity News

Minister McConalogue Launches New Agri-Environment and Farm Safety Training Scheme for Farmers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., ...

Minister Hackett Launches Investment in Upskilling Agricultural Advisors in Organic Farming

The Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, ...

2022 Basic Payment Scheme Opens for Applications

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today announced ...

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 ...

GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme: Now Open

In partnership with The Heritage Council, the Department of Agriculture, ...
/ Biodiversity News

McConalogue and Hackett Launch €5 million Pilot Farm Environmental Study

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...

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 ...

McConalogue and Hackett Launch €5 million Pilot Farm Environmental Study

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue ...

Minister McConalogue Announces Commencement of First REAP

Payments €10m issuing to 3,000 farmers today The Minister for ...

Tranche 1 & 2 Organic Farming Scheme – Extension

The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) provides financial support to farmers ...

Minister McConalogue Announces Approval of All Tranche 23 Applications Under TAMS II

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD ...

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 ...

Webinar: Sequestering Carbon – Irish Soils & Practical Measures (24th Nov)

On 24th November, the National Rural Network will be hosting ...
/ Climate Change News

An Alternative Fertiliser Strategy and Improving Soil Health

The Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has engaged ...
/ Climate Change News

Signpost Series: October 2021

In association with Teagasc ConnectED, Dairy Sustainability Ireland, and Food ...
/ Climate Change News

EIP-AGRI and the Bioeconomy – Day 3

Biomass to Biochar for Farm Bioeconomy (BBFB) Project This EIP-AGRI ...
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EIP-AGRI and the Bioeconomy – Day 2

Small Biogas Demonstration Programme (SBDP) Project This EIP-AGRI project aims ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

EIP-AGRI and the Bioeconomy – Day 1

This EIP-AGRI project is Ireland’s first small-scale biorefinery demonstration project, supporting ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

EIP-AGRI Service Point Newsletter

The most recent edition of the European Innovation Partnership for ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

EIP-AGRI Operational Group Infographic Featured in EPA Report

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have featured the National Rural ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

SUAS (Sustainable Uplands Agri-environment Scheme) Project Demonstration Event

The SUAS EIP-AGRI Project held a demonstration event on the ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Farming Rathcroghan EIP-AGRI Project

Petra Kock-Appelgren, Manager of the Farming Rathcroghan Project presented an overview of this ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Updated EIP-AGRI Project Storyboard

The National Rural Network have updated the details and activities ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

FarmPEAT EIP-AGRI Project Launch

The National Rural Network attended the launch of the FarmPEAT ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

European Natura 2000 Awards

The European Natura 2000 Award rewards excellence in the management ...

FarmPEAT EIP-AGRI Project Launched by Minister Pippa Hackett at Clara Bog Visitor Centre, Co Offaly.

The NRN attended the launch of the FarmPEAT EIP-AGRI Project ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

4th Episode of the NRN’s EIP-AGRI Participating Farmer Video Blog Series

The National Rural Network (NRN) have recently released the 4th ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Rural Voices Report

The 'Rural Voices' report, recently published by the European Network ...

May 2021 EIP-AGRI Newsletter

The May 2021 edition of the European Innovation Partnership for ...
/ EIP-AGRI News

Farming for Nature Public Choice Award 2021

Father and son duo Michael and Norman Dunne from Maynooth, ...
/ Farm Viability News

Farming for Nature Ambassadors 2021

23 new farmers from a diversity of farming systems and ...
/ Farm Viability News

Teagasc Publication Highlights Importance of Farm Succession Planning

An informative article about the importance of timely and effective ...
/ Farm Viability News

NRN Celebrate International Day of Rural Women 2021

The National Rural Network celebrated this year’s International Day of ...
/ Farm Viability News

Pilot Soil Sampling Programme

What is the Pilot Soil Sampling Programme The pilot Soil ...

Teagasc / FBD Student of the Year Award 2020

Deirdre McMahon from Leagh North, Kinvara, Co. Galway was recently ...
/ Farm Viability News

International Farm Transition Network Board of Directors Appointment

Dr Shane Conway, Researcher in the Discipline of Geography’s Rural ...
/ Farm Viability News

Farming for Nature Autumn Public Voting 2021

Voting for the Farming for Nature Ambassador Awards 2021, supported ...
/ Farm Viability News

Farming for Nature Autumn on the Farm Factsheets

The Farming for Nature initiative aims to source, share and ...
/ Farm Viability News

Explore and Expand Workshop

The Irish Bioeconomy Foundation is organising an 'Explore and Expand ...

Reduce Your Energy Use with e-Learning from the SEAI Energy Academy

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a ...

The Call for Applicants for ACORNS 7 is Now Open

The ACORNS (Accelerating the Creation of Rural Nascent Start-ups) initiative ...
/ Farm Viability News

Ministers Humphreys and McConalogue Announce €70 Million LEADER Funding for Rural Communities and Enterprises

Overall LEADER allocation increases by €50m following EU support Increased ...
/ LEADER News

LEADER Cooperation Project ‘Innovating Communities’ Launched

Yesterday marked the launch of the LEADER funded Cooperation Project ...
/ LEADER News

LEADER Co-operation Opportunities in France and Spain On Rural Hubs & On Building Smart Villages Strategies

Local Action Groups (LAGs) in France and Spain are currently ...
/ LEADER News

LEADER-funded Community Hub Project in Sligo featured in Changing Ireland Magazine

The Sligo Centre for Independent Living (SCIL) was set up ...
/ LEADER News

Transitional LEADER Programme Announced

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, ...

Winners Announced for the NRN 2020 LEADER Impact Campaign

Three LEADER-funded projects were today named as the winners of ...
/ LEADER News

Have Your Say on Long Term Vision for Rural Areas

The European Commission is developing a long-term vision for rural ...

LEADER funded Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery to Feature on RTE’s Ear to the Ground

Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery in Stradbally in Co. Laois have ...
/ Farm Viability News, LEADER News

NRN LEADER Impact Campaign Public Vote Now Open

The public vote for the NRN LEADER Impact Campaign is ...
/ LEADER News

NRN Bioeconomy Awareness Campaign 2020 Recap

The National Rural Network ran a Bioeconomy Awareness Campaign as ...
/ EIP-AGRI News, LEADER News

LEADER Programme Update – September 2020

As of the end of August, there are almost 3,500 ...
/ LEADER News

Survey on the ‘Dream’ Futures of Youth – RURALIZATION Project

RURALIZATION is a European research and innovation project on rural regeneration ...

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