Rural Life
The Dairy CoVE (Centres of Vocational Excellence) project is led by the Association of European Dairy Industry Learning (AEDIL) and has 48 partners.
Machinery
John Deere has signed an agreement to cooperate with Pessl Instruments GmbH, a leading supplier of agricultural weather stations, telemetry and other equipment for precision farming.
Collaborative farming is common in Ireland, and offers a potential solution to labour shortages, according to Tom Curran, Teagasc.
Agri-Business
Farming arrangements involving conacre leasing of land are in demise, according to the Land Mobility Service's Austin Finn.