Rural Life
Over 200 people attend Dairy Women Ireland conference
Over 200 people attended the second national conference hosted by Dairy Women Ireland (DWI) in Co. Kildare yesterday (Saturday, November...
Rural Life
Over 200 people attended the second national conference hosted by Dairy Women Ireland (DWI) in Co. Kildare yesterday (Saturday, November...
Agri-Business
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon has emphasised the importance...
Rural Life
The University of Galway is to lead a new research project across 10 European countries aiming to enhance the role...
Rural Life
An initiative called See Her Elected (SHE) is working to empower women across rural Ireland to get their names on...
Agri-Business
ABP Food Group has this week launched a new mentorship and female empowerment programme called ‘ABP She’, that aims to...
Dairy News
Dairy Women Ireland (DWI), a group of women actively farming in the dairy industry, has recently held its first meeting...
Rural Life
Women in rural economies, in agriculture or in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are probably one of the most untapped...
Rural Life
A new episode of ‘Spotlight On’, the series of behind-the-scenes videos about careers in the meat industry, showcases Amy Witham...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said the decision to raise the 60% Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) grant aid...
CAP / Schemes
Confirmation that the age limit for the 60% Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) grant for women has been raised to...
Rural Life
The chairperson of north Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has urged men and women who have put off seeking help...
Rural Life
Women are less likely to own family farms according to a report published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today...
Rural Life
Agriculture is the sector with the highest gender imbalance, stated Louise Lennon of Irish Rural Link at a meeting of...
Rural Life
“It’s great working in the agri-industry and more women are joining.” That’s the view of Kelly Stephenson who recently joined...
Rural Life
“I’m a woman in a man’s world,” acknowledges Deirdre Toal who is a cattle breeding advisor with Progressive Genetics. “Although...
Rural Life
The new county chairperson of Tipperary South Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Erica O’Keefe, has urged both women farming alone and...
Rural Life
‘Plough Sunday’, a service to celebrate the contribution of women to Irish farming at the start of the growing season,...
Rural Life
The next meeting of South East Women in Farming will feature a panel of five farmers exploring gender issues and...