Rural Life
About 715 students out of a total of 5,501 that sat the higher level Leaving Cert agricultural science exam received top results today
An Ag Science student at South East Technological University (SETU), has won an award at the Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards.
This question formed part of what was considered to be a rather "challenging and tricky" ag science leaving cert exam on Monday, June 17....
6,638 Leaving Cert students are due to sit the written agricultural science exam later this month, the State Examinations Commission said.
Other
There has been keen interest in the new TUS ag science and sustainability degree, according to TUS course co-ordinator, Brigid Doyle.
The Irish Agricultural Science Teachers' Association has concerns about the new ag science curriculum and how students will access farms.
4.8% of students who took the higher level agricultural science paper in this year's Leaving Certificate secured a H1.
Over 7,700 students in Ireland sat the agricultural science paper during this year's Leaving Certificate in June.
The Leaving Cert agricultural science papers for this - the second last year of the current exam format - received a positive reaction.
Agri Politics
The commissioner's sentiments came as it emerged that Theresa May had sought an extension of three months to Article 50 in relation to Brexit.
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan was at the IT Tralee where he said it was vital to invest in the area of research and innovation.
Agri-Business
EU commissioner Phil Hogan was speaking at a pre-launch of the new degree programme in International Agricultural Engineering at IT Tralee.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Phil Hogan says research and innovation should focus on what's happening on the ground.
Two students from Meanscoil Gharman, Brownswood, Enniscorthy, won the Science Teachers' Association award at SciFest recently.
The new UCC-Teagasc agricultural sciences degree programme which specialises in dairying, will be launched today, Saturday, September 8.
The Irish Agricultural Science Teachers' Association is hopeful that progress will be achieved on the updating of the agri-science syllabus.
N.Ireland
The gap between consumers and producers will be discussed at the Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science (NIIAS) conference.
Ireland's biggest science fair - RDS Primary Science Fair - is bringing over 1,500 pupils together to display their creative investigations.
Teagasc are set to run a number of open days at their Agricultural Colleges across the country for prospective students in the coming days.
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary and ICT Honours Bachelor Degree graduates are the highest earners, a First Destination Survey by the HEA has found.
Teagasc are running a number of open days at their Agricultural Colleges across the country for prospective students in the coming weeks.
Over 200 young farmers and farmettes have started agricultural science in UCD this week. But what advice can former graduates offer to the next generation?
Round One CAO offers out today: points to study Agricultural Science in UCD have fallen on 2015 levels.
