Beef
ABP Angus Youth Challenge recognised at NI awards
The ABP Angus Youth Challenge has been recognised for developing the skills of young people in Northern Ireland with a...
schools
Beef
Finalists for 2023-2024 Angus Youth Challenge announced
The finalists for the 2023-2024 ABP Angus Youth Challenge have been announced, with students across four schools in Northern Ireland...
Rural Life
Recommended dairy servings for children cost 65c/day - survey
The recommended three servings a day of dairy for children costs an average of 65c, according to a new back-to-school...
Agri-Business
Calls for increased funding to support healthy diets in schools
MEPs have called for increased funding to support the distribution of fruit, vegetables and milk to children from nurseries to...
Rural Life
Let's GROW initiative to provide kids with 'food literacy' - minister
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, helped launch Supervalu’s ‘Let’s Grow’ initiative at Scoil Mhuire gan Smál in...
Rural Life
GIY aims to create gardens in all primary schools by 2030
Co. Waterford-based organisation Grow It Yourself (GIY) has launched a fund that aims to raise €3.2 million to support the...
Rural Life
'Farmer Time' in schools to teach children about Irish food production
Dairy farmers, Eoin and Róisín Corrigan from Co. Meath, recently visited their ‘Farmer Time’ partner school in Co. Wexford to reconnect...
Rural Life
Decisions on rural schools should not be purely cost-driven - Sugden
East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has expressed concern that the vital contribution of rural schools to their communities is not...
N.Ireland
Schools are queuing up to host LMC beef and lamb cookery demos
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is confirming large numbers of schools across Northern Ireland have submitted requests to host...
Rural Life
Ireland to receive €3.27 million from EU school fruit, veg and milk scheme
Ireland is to receive almost €3.27 million from the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme for the 2020/2021 school...
N.Ireland
Primary science fair calls for NI country schools and farm kids
Ireland’s biggest science fair is doubling its capacity in its second year in Belfast, bringing over 1,500 pupils together to...
Opinion
Sugar tax monies should be used to fund free school milk
Next April will see the introduction of a ‘Sugar Tax’, targeted at soft drink sales in Ireland. In my opinion...
Rural Life
Call for government departments to collaborate on schools' farm safety week
Award-winning Aherla, Co. Cork based dairy farmer, Peter Hynes, is calling on the departments of agriculture and education to collaborate...
Rural Life
Mobile farm reaches out to schools and nursing homes
Eoin Sharkey spends a lot more time than the average farmer on the road. For much of that, he is...
N.Ireland
UFU's schools competition set to boost farm awareness across NI
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched its 2017 schools competition, in association with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend...