Rural Life
Major changes afoot for Teagasc education courses
A suite of new apprenticeships are set to be rolled out by Teagasc, as the main provider of further education...
Rural Life
A suite of new apprenticeships are set to be rolled out by Teagasc, as the main provider of further education...
Rural Life
The need for education and training across the land sector will intensify over the coming years and decades, delegates at...
Rural Life
The overall winner of the Teagasc / FBD Insurance Student of the Year award is Conor Coakley from Co. Cork....
Rural Life
The topic of people being paid to take part in discussion groups was a hot topic of debate at today’s...
Rural Life
Returning Nuffield scholars have gained a unique insight into global agriculture, according to the Chairman of Nuffield Ireland Farming Scholarships,...
N.Ireland
The deadline for applications to CAFRE’s Agricultural Business Operations Level 2 course has been extended until 4:00pm on August 24. Enrolment applications...
Rural Life
Taking a break from dairy farming can make a person return more focused and motivated than ever, according to the...
Agri-Business
A dairy farmer from Portlaw in Co. Waterford, Shane Fitzgerald, has been named the Teagasc and FBD ‘Student of the...
Rural Life
There has been a shift away from full-time agriculture courses towards distance education as the economy has grown, according to...
CAP / Schemes
Changes in the application criteria for the 2017 National Reserve and Young Farmers’ Scheme have been severely criticised by Fianna...
Rural Life
A recent report from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has shown that students from farming backgrounds are more likely to...
N.Ireland
Enniskillen, Greenmount and Loughry Campuses of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) recently held a series of...
Agri-Business
There has been a 17% rise in the number of students applying to study third-level degrees in agriculture or horticulture...
Agri-Business
Teagasc is set to run a number of open days at its Agricultural Colleges across the country for prospective students in...
Rural Life
The lack of farm safety awareness education in secondary schools has prompted a group of students to create their own...
Agri-Business
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Honours Bachelor Degree graduates are the highest earners, a...
Rural Life
Young farmers place a huge importance and value on receiving agricultural education prior to commencing their careers in farming, according...
Rural Life
UCD launched a new four-year Agricultural Systems Technology undergraduate degree programme at today’s Harvesting Knowledge: Big Data in Agriculture and...