Dairy
The 40-year journey: How one farmer progressed from manager to owner
Farming on the outskirts of Mallow, Co. Cork, John Fitzgerald mapped his transition from farm manager to owner at a...
Irish Farm Managers Association
Rural Life
Farm manager course places to double
The number of students accepted into the Professional Diploma in Farm Management will double over the next two academic years,...
Agri-Business
New job agency launched for farm managers
The Irish Farm Managers Association (IFMA) has launched a new jobs agency for Qualified Farm Managers and members. On Thursday...
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....
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...
Dairy
'Dairy farm partnerships must benefit all parties involved'
Share farming and partnerships must benefit all parties involved, according to Pat Ryan of Capital Farms. Speaking at a recent...
Dairy
Meet the Irish dairy farmer milking 90 cows on rented land
Dairy farmers can not afford to bury their heads in the sand when it comes to making business decisions, according...
Dairy
Pics and stats from Rockwell - one of the country's biggest dairy farms
Rockwell College farm was founded by the Holy Ghost Fathers in 1864 and is under new management this year with...
Dairy
Three-fold increase in Dairy Farm Management course - but it's not enough says Farm Managers
There has been a three-fold increase in the number of people applying to the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management...
Dairy
Green Cert is not good enough to become a successful farmer, say farm managers
The current Green Cert does not equip people with enough skill to become successful farmers and needs to be changed,...
