Agri-Business
A consortium, led by the University of Galway, has said that we should 'stop preaching at farmers...
Rural Life
No two days on a farm are ever the same, and that’s the experience social farmers are sharing with others in Social Farming Ireland
N.Ireland
A Co. Antrim dairy farmer is behind Cultshe, an award-winning new clothing and lifestyle brand for...
%%excerpt%% A tradition in some parts of Ireland of leaving a naggin full of doubly distilled poitin on a wall or sprinkled on the ground for the fairies is recalled in a new book 'Cottage Industry in Post-Medieval Ireland.'
Dairy
Agriland visited the Muchgrange family farm where the family have been milking for four generations and have now started diversifying the...
A Westmeath-based couple have undertaken a farm diversification with a difference in the form of a private hire dog park, kennels...
A Laois-based dairy farming couple is behind the Ranch Cabin enterprise which offers cabin accommodation with Slieve Bloom mountain views.
Other
Cow cuddling is a wellness concept that Dumble Farm in Yorkshire has adopted as a means of diversification.
Sheep
When searching for a way to diversify their farm, Tim and Tan Spittle found a unique avenue to explore: Sheep's milk vodka.
Cheese has been a very successful means of diversification for many, and those contemplating a move...
A south Galway farmer's daughter who capitalised on the US trend of pumpkin patches by facilitating...
A very 'good' farm diversification story in Co. Cork sees one family produce ice cream that goes from field to freezer in one day.
A man who moved back to Co. Down from Manchester after becoming a father to two adopted children...
The area of land growing hemp in Ireland dropped by more than 50% from 2019 to 2021, the Joint...
As farmers go, Ultan Walsh is highly unusual- he's a vegetable grower, and his farm diversification project is bouzouki making.
Porridge oats proved to be the perfect diversification for a Westmeath organic cereal and beef farm family.
Environment
Energy in Agriculture is an initiative between Teagasc, Tipperary County Council, IFA Tipperary Energy Agency and Gurteen Agricultural College.
The challenges of farming led to the family behind The Foods of Athenry down a whole new path.
An energy expert has advised farmers to arm themselves with knowledge as the world steps up a gear to save the planet.
Agri Politics
Farmers prepared to diversify into ethanol production can contribute hugely to recreating other industries that have died in this country.
Forestry
A Leitrim farmer has said land diversification can work very well when soil conditions and business needs are met.
Padraig Giblin's Derg Isle Adventure Centre is one of the many examples of land-use diversification in rural Ireland.
A couple from Virginia, Co. Cavan - Sandra and Alan Coote - have taken a crafty approach to farm diversification.
