Festival of Farmland Biodiversity
Why a Festival of Farmland Biodiversity? The National Biodiversity Data Centre is hosting a month-long (virtual) Festival of Farmland Biodiversity for May 2022. The Festival of Farmland Biodiversity will focus [...]
Welcome to May-June Farming For Nature Newsletter
Welcome to the May - June edition of our Farming For Nature Newsletter. It’s a great time to be out and about in the countryside, currently brimming with energy and life. The dawn chorus [...]
Burrenbeo May 2022 Snapshot
Gentians image credit: Karen van Dorp Spring gentian or ceadharlach Bealtaine is flowering throughout the Burren now, compelling walkers to stop in their tracks and admire its stunning blue petals. This alpine flower, [...]
Pearl Mussel Project News: Issue 5
The Pearl Mussel Project have produced a short farm newsletter with information on some of the latest developments within the programme. If you would like to submit an article, photograph or item for inclusion [...]
Volunteers wanted for Research Study
Volunteers wanted as part of a Research Study Volunteers wanted as part of a Research Study on Communication in Agriculture and Water Quality. See below poster for full details. Please contact Aoife Neville at [...]
Volunteers wanted for Research Study! Volunteers wanted as part of a Research Study on Communication in Agriculture and Water Quality For full details please see the poster below. Please contact Aoife Neville at S00207972@mail.itsligo.ie [...]
OFS Webinars and farm visits
Organic Trust Webinars The Organic Trust certify organic farms across Ireland. The Organic Trust are holding two webinars in March, in relation to the new organic farming scheme, which is now open. Webinars : [...]
Burren Winterage School 2021
Burren Winterage School 2021 - Provisional Programme (for updates and more details, visit www.burrenwinterage.com) 20th - 24th October 2021 - Part of the Burren Winterage Weekend This year’s Burren Winterage School will be a [...]
Burrenbeo Snapshot October 2021
The turning of Autumn to Winter is marked by one of the most significant events in the Burren's farming calendar. This is the time when several hundred farmers each herd their cattle up onto [...]
Minister Pippa Hackett visits Burren Programme farms
We had a wonderful day on Monday, 23rd August, when Minister of State Pippa Hackett visited the Burren. Minister Hackett visited a number of Burren Programme farms where she received a very good overview [...]