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Manor Farm travels to Haiti to build chicken coops for charity

September 14, 2018

Manor Farm will send nine volunteers to Haiti on September 15 to help build poultry enterprises for families in need in the poverty-stricken…

UCD AgSoc committee for 2018/2019 elected

September 13, 2018

Rural Life

The committee for University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) Agricultural Society (AgSoc) for the 2018/2019 academic year has recently been elected. The elections took place…

Donegal man to drive length of the country in restored 35X

September 10, 2018

Rural Life

Paddy Duffy from Co. Donegal is set to drive the length of the country this week in his restored Massey Ferguson 35X in…

Truck and tractor drivers to hit the road for charity

August 2, 2018

Rural Life

Truck and tractor drivers are set to take to the road this bank holiday weekend in Ballygar, Co. Galway, for two worthy charities.…

FCI to stage ‘monster’ charity BBQ

July 4, 2018

Machinery

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) will stage its annual monster charity barbecue and auction on Sunday, July 15.…

Farmers cycle 1,600km for worthy cause

June 22, 2018

Rural Life

A group of seven cyclists from counties Mayo and Sligo, who are all from farming backgrounds, departed the west of Ireland on a…

Gear-shifting Glanbia crew completes 300km cycle for charity

June 19, 2018

Rural Life

A total of 55 Glanbia cyclists got on their bikes to raise money for local charities last weekend as part of the annual…

‘My agri roots instilled a strong work ethic’ – volunteer

June 2, 2018

Rural Life

A Kildare woman who developed a strong work ethic as a result of her farming background was recently honoured for her service to…

14-year-old raises £1,800 after shaving head for ‘proud papa’

June 1, 2018

Rural Life

A 14-year-old young farmer, who began a fundraising campaign along the cattle lines at last month’s Balmoral Show, has raised a substantial £1,800…

Tractor Run in Memory of Alistair Sloss raises more than £7,000 for Charity

February 10, 2018

N.Ireland

A tractor run held in memory of Co. Tyrone farmer Alistair Sloss, who was killed in a slurry accident, has raised more than…

Dairy farmer to ‘Embrace’ pink and leopard-print overalls for Valentine’s

February 2, 2018

Rural Life

An award-winning dairy farmer from Co. Cork has banded together with an agricultural start-up business in aid of a very worthy cause. Peter…

Devenish boss to take on 100km trek for Farm Africa

January 27, 2018

N.Ireland

One of agri-technology firm Devenish’s top brass will this weekend join 12 other UK food industry leaders to face a gruelling seven-day hike…

Irish farmers help lift families out of poverty worldwide

December 9, 2017

Rural Life

Irish charity, Bothar, has sent 300 in-calf heifers and 220 goats to Rwanda, Kosovo, Albania and Romania, so far this year. The charity…

Charity livestock auctions reach just shy of £100,000 target

December 7, 2017

N.Ireland

The grand total raised by farmers for a children’s heart charity has managed to pass the £80,000 mark – hitting a whopping £83,000.…

Pics: ‘Tractor Girls’ bare all in calendar for brave Billy

December 1, 2017

Rural Life

A dozen local women in Co. Tipperary have posed for a tractor calendar in aid of a young boy, Billy Goulding, who suffers…

Farmers raise hands to dig deep for charity’s biggest fundraiser

November 28, 2017

N.Ireland

A livestock auction organised by a Co. Armagh farmer has turned into a children’s heart charity’s biggest ever single fundraiser – and there’s…

Brave farm girl Grace inspires marts to drop the hammer for charity

November 21, 2017

N.Ireland

The brave battle of an eight-year-old farmer’s daughter has inspired Northern Ireland’s farming community to rally together for heart disease charity Children’s Heartbeat…

Over €13,000 raised in ‘Go Purple’ for Crumlin campaign

November 16, 2017

Rural Life

Just over €13,000 was raised in the ‘Go Purple’ for Crumlin campaign in 2017, as farmers across the country decided to cover their…

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