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‘Proactive mindset rather than reactive’ needed for managing herd health

November 23, 2020

A “proactive mindset rather than reactive” is needed for managing herd health, according to one of the 2019 Nuffield Scholars. Her report assesses…

Why there’s one tractor this Co. Antrim dealer will never sell

April 2, 2018

N.Ireland

While dozens of tractors and machinery might come and go every month from Co. Antrim agricultural machinery dealer Hunter Kane’s yard, there’s one…

Six applicants accepted into the 2017 Nuffield Scholarship programme

September 24, 2016

Rural Life

Six applicants have been accepted into the 2017 Nuffield Scholarship programme and as part of their scholarship each of them will get a…

‘Benchmarks for your farm must be ones you can achieve and are comfortable with’

December 29, 2015

Agri-Business

Teagasc needs to rethink its promotion of benchmark targets for farms – and individual targets need to take account of regional differences, age…

‘Agriculture sector needs a spokesperson on climate change’

October 21, 2015

Environment

A climate change action plan is needed for Irish agriculture, according to 2014 Nuffield scholar Mary Delaney, who also said that the sector…

‘Low-cost, grass-based dairy farming can replace subsistence farming’

October 20, 2015

Dairy

Low-cost grass based dairy farming has the potential to create sustainable growth in rural Ireland, according to Nuffield scholar Sean Coughlan. The Co. Mayo…

Keelings: key lessons from a home-grown Irish business

October 19, 2015

Agri-Business

Caroline Keeling joined the family business for two years. Some 20 years later she is now the CEO of Keelings and she, along…

‘Co-op boards need to attract more young people and educate them’

October 16, 2015

Agri-Business

Co-op boards need to encourage more young people to become involved in the co-ops and to do this they must actively encourage them…

‘Once-a-day milking the most feasible option for fragmented dairy farm expansion’

August 22, 2015

Dairy

Once-a-day milking of additional cows is the most feasible option for farmers wishing to expand their business, using land that is not adjacent…

Egg whites go from food recipes to treating burn injuries

May 1, 2015

Pig/Poultry

There is a world of opportunity opening for the egg sector, according to Noble Foods’ executive and Nuffied Scholar Sara Gibbons. “But this…

Getting results in Dairygold

November 4, 2014

Agri-Business

Getting results in Dairygold doesn’t happen by accident and are driven by a culture of performance, according to Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe. Speaking…

Poultry industry needs to adapt to new ideas, says Nuffield scholar

November 3, 2014

Pig/Poultry

The future success of Ireland’s poultry industry, and Irish agriculture in general, will depend on its ability to adapt to new ideas, according…

‘Dairy expansion won’t all be about greenfield sites and 300 cows’

October 31, 2014

Dairy

Dairy expansion won’t all be about greenfield sites with 300 cows, according to Sean O’Donnell, Nuffield Scholar and FBD, Macra na Feirme Young Farmer…