Dairy
Farming on the outskirts of Mallow, Co. Cork, John Fitzgerald mapped his transition from farm manager to owner at a recent farm walk.
Rural Life
The number of students accepted into the Professional Diploma in Farm Management will double over the next two academic years.
Agri-Business
The Irish Farm Managers Association (IFMA) has launched a new jobs agency for Qualified Farm Managers and members.
The Irish farming industry is lacking practically trained farm managers, according to the Irish Farm Managers' Chairman Gerry Twomey.
The ceasing of the Farm Apprenticeship Scheme in 2002 has had a negative impact on the number of trained farm managers.
Share farming and farm partnerships must benefit all parties involved, according to Pat Ryan of Capital Farms.
Dairy farmers can not afford to bury their heads in the sand when it comes to making business decisions, according to Noel McCall.
Rockwell College sits on an estate of over 700 acres and operates a dairy unit with over 600 cows.
There has been a three-fold increase in the number of people applying to the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management Programme.
The current Green Cert does not equip people with enough skill to become successful farmers and needs to be changed
