Horticulture
Minister confirms new apprenticeship for farm managers
Sportsturf management is the first of five apprenticeship programmes launched in the agriculture and horticulture area, the Minister for Further...
Farm Managers
Rural Life
Development work will ring the changes at Glenstal Abbey farm
A range of development work is planned for the 250ac dairy farm at Glenstal Abbey in Murroe, Co. Limerick. This...
Agri-Business
5 facts that farmers need to consider when employing staff
It is important that labour costs are considered first, before taking on a full-time employee, financial specialist with Teagasc, Kevin...
Rural Life
Mixed farms see the most farming fatalities - HSA
Mixed farms are the most dangerous for farm fatalities in Ireland, according to figures from the Health and Safety Authority...
Agri-Business
Irish farming lacks 'practically trained farm managers'
The Irish farming industry is lacking practically trained farm managers, according to the Irish Farm Managers Association’s Chairman Gerry Twomey....
Dairy
'Finishing education and coming home to farm too soon is a mistake'
Young farmers who come home too soon after completing their agricultural education are making a mistake, according to Kevin Twomey....
Agri-Business
'A complete generation of farm managers has been lost'
The ceasing of the Farm Apprenticeship Scheme in 2002 has had a negative impact on the number of trained farm...