Rural Life
The iconic cattle drive at the annual Burren Winterage festival will take place over two days this year, due to popular demand
Environment
Louis McAuley is a conservation-minded farmer from Co. Meath, running a 1,700ac, family-run, mixed farm, with 1,400ac dedicated to cereals.
%%excerpt%% An annual celebration of the Burren’s unique ‘transhumance’ farming tradition is set to return from Friday, October 25-Sunday, October 27, with a range of ‘agri-cultural’ events across this special landscape.
The wide diversity in Irish farming systems and approaches to farming with nature in mind are represented by Farming for Nature's farm walks.
Agri-Business
A dairy farmer from Cappamore Co. Limerick, will host a 'Farming for Nature' walk on his land on Friday, June 14, to promote biodiversity...
The Horse’s Mouth service is available for 50 farms to receive practical advice from farmers on how to improve biodiversity on their land...
Bord Bia will cease its sponsorship of the Farming for Nature awards this year, citing a need to redeploy its funds to other areas in 2024.
FFN has welcomed Andrew Chilton who keeps a herd of Dexter cattle and alpacas in Co. Roscommon to its ambassador network.
Farming for Nature ambassador Sean Condon from Co. Limerick who manages an organic dairy farm has won the public vote award.
Anyone keen to highlight the work being done by farmers in nurturing nature is being encouraged to vote in the Farming for Nature awards.
FFN has organised two farm walks and invites visitors to a regenerative agriculture farm in Co. Clare and a family dairy farm in Limerick.
Farmers and anyone with an interest in farming for nature are invited to attend a farm walk on a Co. Leitrim organic beef farm this weekend.
A Farming for Nature (FFN) ambassador in Co. Mayo is set to host a walk on his lands this weekend (Sunday, September 18).
The Farming for Nature Network is hosting two walks this weekend, one on the Ballymaloe farm and one on a Co. Meath nature reserve.
15 new ambassadors from all sectors across Ireland have been appointed by the Farming for Nature project for the coming year.
FFN invites visitors to a farm walk on Crawford’s Farm, an organic dairy and mixed-stock enterprise, in Co. Tipperary next weekend.
A dairy farmer in Co. Limerick has said that a combination of soil testing and management has allowed him to cut nitrogen use by a quarter.
Farming for Nature has organised a farm walk this weekend, which will focus on beef farming and nature conservation in the Burren, Co. Clare.
Two farm walks have been organised by FFN this week, inviting visitors to a beef farm, as well as a sheep, forestry and bees enterprise.
FFN ambassador, Gerard Deegan will host a farm walk this weekend on his organic mixed-beef and forestry enterprise in Co. Westmeath.
Two Farming for Nature (FFN) ambassadors are to host farm walks on their lands in Donegal and Kildare next weekend.
FFN organised a farm walk this weekend, inviting visitors to Clonconnan Biofarm, a 60ac organic mixed-livestock enterprise in Tipperary.
The first of two farm walks, organised by Farming for Nature, invites visitors to a 9ac chemical-free horticulture farm in Co. Westmeath.
