Tillage
In-field, potato blight detection kits could be available soon
In-field, blight detection kits – which are genotype specific – could be available to Irish potato growers as early as...
DCU
Rural Life
Study: 54% of farmers do not know how to contact mental health clinics
Over 50% of farmers do not know how to contact a local mental health clinic and 25% do not know...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia opens applications for MSc innovation programme
Bord Bia has announced the opening of applications for the 2024 Master of Science (MSc) in Insights and Innovation. The...
Rural Life
Farmers encouraged to 'take the first step' for mental health support
Farmers have been encouraged to “take the first step” in coming forward and speaking about their mental health at a...
Rural Life
Study: Over 50% of young farmers engage in binge drinking
Over 50% of farmers younger than 45 years old engage in binge drinking at least once a month, with age...
Rural Life
Survey mapping mental health literacy among farmers launched
An anonymous survey aimed at mapping farmers’ knowledge of mental health and help-seeking behaviours called ‘FarMHealth’, has been launched by...
Rural Life
99.7% of farms in Ireland are family owned; research finds
First-of-its-kind research from the DCU National Centre for Family Business released Monday, April 13, found that there are 137,100 family...
Dairy
DNA: 'What a success story agriculture has been'
“What a success story agriculture has been. The changes that we have made to plants and animals have been amazing....
Agri-Business
Bord na Móna appoints new Managing Director
Bord na Móna has announced that Mike Quinn has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the company. Welcoming the...
Agri-Business
Harvesting the potential of Irish Farm Enterprise
Innovation is the ability to think and act differently. Every successful business uses its innovative capacity to maximise results. The...
Agri-Business
DCU Ryan Academy helping Farmers to think like Entrepreneurs
The farming community needs to become more entrepreneurial in their approach to business and look at how other sectors innovate....
Other
1000 herds signed up for Johne’s pilot programme
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has reached its target of 1,000 dairy herds enrolling in its voluntary Johne’s disease control pilot programme. Mike Magan, chairman of...
Agri-Business
Entrepreneurial spirit key to farm success, DCU Ryan Academy
In collaboration with industry, the DCU Ryan Academy has developed a Farm Entrepreneurship and Leadership Programme. The next running of...
Rural Life
€6m in funding for agri research
Some €6m for agriculture research across Ireland has been announced this morning. The awards cover a broad range of research activities from...
Rural Life
DCU Ryan Academy helping farmers to think like entrepreneurs
Comment: In March 2012, the team at DCU Ryan Academy was approached by a group from the agri-food sector who...