Dairy
Judging underway for Kildare Holstein Friesian Breeders Club
The judging of pedigree holstein Friesian cows got underway this week for the Kildare Holstein Friesian Breeders Club. It has...
Social Farming
Rural Life
'Social Farming' is a 'win-win' for rural communities
‘Social Farming’ is proving to be the ultimate ‘win-win’ for rural communities, with multiple benefits – not just for participants...
Rural Life
Demand far exceeding supply for Kerry social farming project
The demand for the Kerry social farming project is continuing to far exceed the supply of host farms, the 10th...
Rural Life
€200,000 in funding for social farming placements
New funding of €200,000 for 2024 has been granted for the Social Farming Ireland Programme to support placements on social...
Rural Life
Social farming awareness week throws open gates to 5 farms
Social Farming Ireland is seeing continued growth in demand for and commissioning of social farming, according to Helen Doherty, national...
Rural Life
€770k to continue social farming support
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced that his department will continue to fund social...
Rural Life
Open days to showcase social farming across the country
Social Farming Awareness Week will run from October 2-6, showcasing a range of social farms’ activities around the country. There...
Rural Life
Potential of social farming for communities highlighted
The potential of social farming for rural communities was highlighted by agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue at an open day in...
Rural Life
FarmElder project offers social farming for older people
A social-farming research project, backed by the EU, is exploring ways to help more older people to spend time on...
Rural Life
'Farming and fostering can go hand in hand'
Farming and fostering can go hand in hand to great effect, according to Marie and Jimmy Barlow from Co. Galway,...
Rural Life
'Seeing the farm with fresh eyes': Social farming
One of the many benefits of social farming is that it encourages the farmer and the wider farm household, including...
Rural Life
McConalogue meets Ukrainian refugees on Connacht social farm
Sowing seeds, eating cake and chatting in the rain are all everyday activities on social farms, and this was no...
Rural Life
Minister launches eco-social farming EIP in Kerry
The Minister of State with responsibility for land use and biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett has officially launched the Kerry Eco-Social...
Rural Life
Farmer earmarks land for Ukrainian refugee use
A Co. Roscommon farmer has earmarked 2ac out of his 100ac for vegetable allotments that can be used by Ukrainian...
Rural Life
Donegal farmer showcases social farming benefits to McConalogue
Farmers as well as programme participants benefit enormously from social farming, a Donegal dairy farmer stressed during a visit by...
Rural Life
Mayo social farm visit 'extra special' says Hackett
A Mayo social farm was described as “extra special” by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
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Cavan woman keen to give back through social farming
Grace Cooney’s feet are now firmly planted in the soil of her farm in the beautiful and historic Lough an...
Rural Life
Social farming projects to share in €377,000 funding
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced that four ‘social farming’ projects will share funding amounting...