Rural Life
'Notes from Sheepland' documents female farmer's life and work
A documentary about the life and work of Wexford-based artist and farmer, Orla Barry, ‘Notes from Sheepland,’ opened yesterday, Friday,...
Women in Agriculture
Women in Agriculture
'Small-scale food production will answer a lot of problems' - suppliers
We need small-scale food production as an answer to a lot of our problems, according to Janet Power and Jenny...
Women in Agriculture
Women in agriculture are the 'backbone' of many farms - co-op
The inaugural meeting of the Barryroe Co-op/Carbery Female Farming Seminar brought together women in agriculture to share experiences, tips, ideas...
Women in Agriculture
Heydon marks International Day of Women in Science
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has marked International Day of Women...
Agri-Business
Pit cover innovator wins €10,000 prize and place on entrepreneur programme
A female innovator who developed an environmentally-friendly sileage pit cover has been selected to take part in a global entrepreneur...
Beef
Applications now open for Meat Business Women's 'One to Watch' 2023
Applications are now being accepted for Meat Business Women’s ‘One to Watch’ 2023. Women who work in the meat industry...
Rural Life
Designating only one person as herd keeper labelled 'demoralising'
The fallout from the practice of designating only one person as herd keeper was raised by a dairy farmer from...
Agri-Business
Grants up to €200k available for rural tourism diversification
The LEADER programme is offering grants of up to €200,000 to farmers wanting to diversify into agri-tourism. The grant scheme...
Agri-Business
New report shows more women in senior meat industry jobs
The UK and Irish meat industry has “made progress” in appointing more women to senior leadership roles, according to a...
Women in Agriculture
You grow girl: Connecting food and land in The Edible Flower
No story feels better to share today – International Women’s Day (Wednesday, March 8) – than that of two women...
Sheep
Zwartbles flock a pandemic positive for Kanturk woman
For north Cork woman Caroline O’Connell, the pandemic had a positive aspect, as it saw her establish her own pedigree Castlecor...
Rural Life
WASG chair: Herd number obstacles are a 'nightmare'
For the new chair of the Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group (WASG), Mona O’Donoghue Concannon, herd number obstacles have been...
Video
National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture
Deirdre Ryan, director of quality assurance and Origin Green with Bord Bia, told Agriland during the National Dialogue on Women...
Video
National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture
Gender equality, herd numbers, milk cheques and the crucial role women play in farming were all on the agenda during...
Video
National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture
Former German Minister for Agriculture and CDU/CSU Economics Spokesperson, Julia Klöckner told Agriland why it is important that women are...