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Major changes afoot for Teagasc education courses

June 6, 2018

A suite of new apprenticeships are set to be rolled out by Teagasc, as the main provider of further education in agriculture, food,…

Need for agri education and training set to intensify

June 5, 2018

Rural Life

The need for education and training across the land sector will intensify over the coming years and decades, delegates at the Teagasc ‘Education…

Cork farmer wins Teagasc / FBD Insurance Student of the Year

April 17, 2018

Rural Life

The overall winner of the Teagasc / FBD Insurance Student of the Year award is Conor Coakley from Co. Cork. The Teagasc Clonakilty…

Is paying people to take part in discussion groups ‘sustainable’?

October 6, 2017

Rural Life

The topic of people being paid to take part in discussion groups was a hot topic of debate at today’s Nuffield Ireland Conference.…

Nuffield scholars have ‘gained a unique insight into global agriculture’

October 6, 2017

Rural Life

Returning Nuffield scholars have gained a unique insight into global agriculture, according to the Chairman of Nuffield Ireland Farming Scholarships, Geoff Dooley. Dooley…

Deadline for applications to agricultural business course extended

July 3, 2017

N.Ireland

The deadline for applications to CAFRE’s Agricultural Business Operations Level 2 course has been extended until 4:00pm on August 24. Enrolment applications have been accepted…

‘I took a break from dairy farming and returned more motivated than ever’

June 6, 2017

Rural Life

Taking a break from dairy farming can make a person return more focused and motivated than ever, according to the recent winner of…

Waterford farmer wins Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year

June 1, 2017

Agri-Business

A dairy farmer from Portlaw in Co. Waterford, Shane Fitzgerald, has been named the Teagasc and FBD ‘Student of the Year’ for 2016.…

Trend in demand for agriculture courses ‘shifts’ as economy picks up

May 27, 2017

Rural Life

There has been a shift away from full-time agriculture courses towards distance education as the economy has grown, according to Salesian Agricultural College…

Changes in National Reserve application criteria ‘severely criticised’

May 11, 2017

CAP / Schemes

Changes in the application criteria for the 2017 National Reserve and Young Farmers’ Scheme have been severely criticised by Fianna Fail’s Agriculture and Food…

Students from farming backgrounds most likely to stay in third-level education

May 2, 2017

Rural Life

A recent report from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has shown that students from farming backgrounds are more likely to stay in third-level…

NI agri college draws 1,000 visitors to three spring open days

April 14, 2017

N.Ireland

Enniskillen, Greenmount and Loughry Campuses of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) recently held a series of spring open day…

Popularity of agriculture degrees jumps by 17% in 2017

March 9, 2017

Agri-Business

There has been a 17% rise in the number of students applying to study third-level degrees in agriculture or horticulture in 2017, figures…

Teagasc colleges’ open days to take place in the coming days and weeks

March 7, 2017

Agri-Business

Teagasc is set to run a number of open days at its Agricultural Colleges across the country for prospective students in the coming days…

‘Some day could be your last day, if you’re not very careful’

February 17, 2017

Rural Life

The lack of farm safety awareness education in secondary schools has prompted a group of students to create their own awareness video. The…

Graduates from the agriculture sector are the highest paid – Survey

February 15, 2017

Agri-Business

Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Honours Bachelor Degree graduates are the highest earners, a First Destination Survey…

Young farmers place ‘huge importance’ on agriculture education

February 5, 2017

Rural Life

Young farmers place a huge importance and value on receiving agricultural education prior to commencing their careers in farming, according to Macra na…

New Agricultural Systems Technology degree for UCD

December 13, 2016

Rural Life

UCD launched a new four-year Agricultural Systems Technology undergraduate degree programme at today’s Harvesting Knowledge: Big Data in Agriculture and Food symposium at the…

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