Agri-Business
Senator: Agriculture industry needs 'more women involved'
A Fine Gael senator has called for a debate in the Seanad on how to increase the number of women...
Female Farmers
Rural Life
2026 to be International Year of Woman Farmer
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN)...
Rural Life
New 'Action Plan' to promote female succession
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Ministers of State, Pippa Hackett, and Martin Heydon have today...
Agri-Business
TAMS: More details on Woman Farmer Capital Investment Scheme
Further details have emerged about the dedicated scheme for female farmers as part of the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme...
Rural Life
Women are 'integral' part of farming labour force - WASG
Women are an integral part of the farming labour force and the wider agri-food sector in Ireland, according to the...
Rural Life
New TV series to film four female farmers in Ireland
A new four-part series on TG4, Mná na Talún, is set to follow four female farmers across the four seasons...
Buildings
Investment ceilings under new TAMS: What can be expected?
The new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) is set to open in January 2023 and is braced to see a...
Rural Life
Female farmers urged to check PRSI contributions
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has urged female farmers to take the time to check what Pay Related Social Insurance...
Agri-Business
WASG calls for paperwork strike to highlight women's vital role on farms
The Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group (WASG) has called on men and women to participate in a national farm paperwork...
Rural Life
Women in agriculture: It is time the 'patriarchal structure is overhauled'
“Women have been working tirelessly for generations in the agricultural sector with no formal recognition,” Niamh Hendy has told Agriland...
Agri-Business
MEPs support removal of TAMS age limit for women in farming
A number of Irish members of the European Parliament (MEPs) would support the lifting of an age limit that would...
CAP / Schemes
CAP: Government commits to supporting female farmers
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027 will support female farmers through an on-farm investment scheme (currently known as Targeted Agriculture...
Rural Life
'Advances in technology have done little to ensure farm safety'
“We have seen so many advances in technology in recent years, why are there not more measures out there to...
Rural Life
'No matter how far we fall, we always go again': Young farmer
“There are so many untruths out there and misinformed people. All we need to do is showcase the real side...
Rural Life
'Doing the heavy lifting with a little help from dad's innovations'
When it comes to doing the heavy lifting, female farmers sometimes find themselves at a disadvantage; but one Co. Offaly...
Rural Life
Retired Wexford farmer recalls inspirational Vietnam trip
When retired Wexford farmer, Ann Stenning, returned from a sojourn in Vietnam, she faced a clean-up operation in the wake...
Rural Life
Donegal woman journeys to Tipperary for farm management
As an almost 23-year-old farmer, who happens to be a woman, Danielle Stewart has been getting noticed. She was born...
Rural Life
Forging a new life as a female farmer
Dubliner Leonie Vella never thought she would join the ranks of Ireland’s female farmers. With a Bachelor of Science degree...