Agri-Business
80 register for agriculture and horticulture apprenticeships in 2023
80 people registered for apprenticeships in agriculture and horticulture during 2023, according to the Solas annual report for last year....
Education
N.Ireland
FFA calls for end to slurry spreading closed periods in NI
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for the current slurry spreading closed periods in Northern Ireland to be scrapped. FFA...
Agri-Business
30 new businesses formed from AgInnovation course annually
Right now is a “very exciting time” for AgInnovation in this country, according to the programme manager of AgInnovation –...
Rural Life
New training programmes for farmers in Laois and Offaly
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) and Teagasc have entered a partnership to deliver new training programmes and...
Veterinary
Potential to 'significantly increase' places in vet schools - minister
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’ Donovan has said that there is potential...
Rural Life
University of Galway teams up with FAO to combat hunger
University of Galway has announced a partnership with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to combat hunger and...
Rural Life
TD raises lack of farm references with Dept of Education
An Independent TD has raised the absence of references to farming to officials from the Department of Education in how...
Rural Life
New animal facility at ATU Mountbellew to support sheep enterprise
A new animal facility which is being developed at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Mountbellew (Mountbellew Agricultural College) will support the...
Agri-Business
Teagasc seeks tenders for education and training services
Teagasc is currently inviting tenders from service providers for agricultural education and training services. The agriculture and food development authority...
Agri-Business
27,470 apprentices currently in training- Ibec
There was a significant increase in the number of people starting new apprenticeships last year, the Irish Business and Employers...
Agri-Business
Attracting and retaining talent a challenge for agri-tech sector
One of the major challenges facing Ireland’s rapidly expanding agri-tech sector is attracting and retaining staff, an event in Co....
N.Ireland
New LMC chief executive to prioritise 3-year strategic plan
Colin Smith takes over the role as chief executive of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) at a time of...
Environment
8ac site in Cork to become educational woodland
An 8ac site near Donoughmore in Co. Cork has been purchased by Hometree to be used as an educational woodland,...
Agri-Business
MTU awards first certificate in Sustainable Agriculture
20 graduates have today (Monday December, 11) been awarded their certificate in Sustainable Agriculture as part of the Kerry Sustainability...
Rural Life
CAO: Drop in points for some agricultural science courses
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, August 30) issued 87,075 round one offers to 57,980 CAO applicants. These...
Rural Life
Watch: 7,460 ag science students receive Leaving Cert results
With 61,736 students receiving their Leaving Certificate (Leaving Cert) results today (Friday, August 25), 7,460 of them will be checking to...
Veterinary
CAO: Drop in acceptance numbers for ag and vet-related courses
The amount of students being accepted into agricultural and veterinary courses decreased in 2022, according to recent figures released by...
Machinery
'Critical shortage' of agricultural mechanics - TDs
There is a “critical shortage” of agricultural mechanics, according to TDs, but the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has...