Michael Davoren and John Marrinan (Burren Farmers) at the launch, with Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Minister Josepha Madigan TD On Thursday, 18th July Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht [...]
Optimisation of upland/lowland resources within farming systems to deliver a range of ecosystem services across multifunctional agricultural landscapes Ref Walsh Scholarship Number 2020005 The Walsh Scholarships Programme is Teagasc's postgraduate development programme, with some 140 students [...]
As the current health crisis continues to rage across our country and our world, our thoughts are with all those who have been tragically affected by this pandemic. We are also deeply grateful [...]
A new book is available online entitled Farming for Nature – the role of results-based payments. This book has been edited by Eileen O’Rourke and John A. Finn. Contributors of this book include Brendan [...]
The Pearl Mussel Project have produced a short farm newsletter with information on some of the latest developments within the programme. We hope to produce further issues of Pearl Mussel Project News during the [...]
Farming for Nature March & April 2020 Newsletter Welcome to the March & April edition of the Farming for Nature Newsletter. This bimonthly publication contains news and upcoming events, offers helpful nature-friendly tips for your [...]
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), along with EU under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 have published this handbook on the European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI) Operational Groups. [...]
A group of Burren farmers made a trip north, during April 2019, to visit their counterparts in the limestone region of south Fermanagh. The visit was funded by an EU Horizon 2020 project, HNV [...]
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 visited the Burren to experience the lessons learnt [...]
In August 2018, this initiative was launched with the aim to source, share and celebrate stories of farmers across Ireland who are considered to be managing their land and livestock in a way that [...]