Burren Winterage School 2018
Farming for Nature 25th - 27th October 2018 Gort & Kinvara, Co. Galway This year’s Burren Winterage School is an extended and enriched affair, as befits a subject as diverse and fascinating [...]
Portugese visit to boost innovation for sustainable agriculture
Burren Learning landscape focus of Portuguese visit to boost innovation for sustainable agriculture A group of 20 farmers, researchers and Ministry of Agriculture officials from Portugal recently visited the Burren to experience the lessons [...]
‘Farming for Nature’ – shaping a new narrative
A new initiative has been launched which aims to source, share and celebrate stories of farmers across Ireland who are considered to be managing their land and livestock in a way that benefits nature. The [...]
Burren Winterage School 2018 – Save the date
Burren Winterage School 2018 - Thursday October 25th (evening) – Saturday October 27th As part of the Burren Winterage Weekend the Burren Winterage Shool 2018 will take place from Thursday evening, October 25th until Saturday [...]
Do you want to be added to the Burren Programme’s Workers’ Database?
The Burren Programme workers' database file contains names and contact details for farm workers with a range of skills including scrub removal and stone wall repair. If you would like to be included in [...]
Prestigious nomination for Irish Nature Conservation project
A Press Release from NPWS 3rd May 2017 Ireland’s BurrenLIFE project has been shortlisted as one of the top 5 Nature Conservation Projects in Europe over the past 25 years as part of a competition [...]
Conference live-streamed: Results-based payments for biodiversity achievements in agriculture
30 March 2017, 9.30 - 17.30 European Economic and Social Committee, Bruxelles The conference will be live-streamed. Please feel free to link in on 30th March, by clicking on the link below: https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/results-based-agri-environment-schemes-rewarding-farmers-for-biodiversity-achievements The [...]
Tranche 2 applications for Burren Programme – Closing Date 25th October 2016!
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has announced the opening of Tranche 2 of the Burren Programme for applications from interested farmers. Over 200 farmers were accepted into the Scheme [...]
Burren Winterage School 2016
Working with Nature: a Farmer-centred Approach 27th-29th Oct 2016 Kilfenora, Co.Clare Following on from last year's very successful Burren Winterage School, this year's event promises to be a great few days of talks, workshops and [...]
The Burren Winterage School, October 27th – 29th 2016
The annual Burren Winterage Weekend festival will take place this year from October 27th - 30th. This unique celebration of pastoral farming and its rich legacy of natural and cultural heritage will feature the winterage [...]