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Young farmer to run in local elections
Anne O'Donoghue
The 20-year-old student from Co Kilkenny is to run for Fianna Fáil in the upcoming local elections.
9 April 2024 News
Lambing 1,200 ewes indoors on placement in Scotland
UCD students Seán Myles and Conor Mitchell are on college placement in Scotland where they are lambing 1,200 ewes indoors.
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Reaping the benefits of grass in the diet in north Cork
Declan Collins visits the Troy farm in Co Cork with CBS Charleville to see what's happening this spring.
Agri Careers: ‘the Farm Walk and Talk will help us in the actual exam’
Tullamore Farm and Agri Aware hosted more than 300 students last week for a practical day of learning, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 March 2024 Education
In pictures: 350 ag science students walk and talk at Tullamore Farm
Some 350 agricultural science students from 12 schools travelled to Tullamore Farm last Thursday 29 February as part of Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk series.
6 March 2024 News
Separating slurry to improve water quality
Surplus phosphorus from agriculture has been a long-running issue for water quality in NI.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Over 900 students visit farms as part of Agri Aware's walk and talk series
Agri Aware will host four more walk and talk events in Clonakilty, Salesian and Mountbellew agricultural colleges this week. Niamh Murphy reports.
4 March 2024 News
Watch: Agri Aware farm walk and talk on Tullamore Farm
Speakers from the Irish Farmers Journal shared their expertise in areas such as tillage, dairy-beef, agribusiness, careers in agriculture, farm buildings, sheep, grasslands and machinery.
29 February 2024 News
Agri Careers: a ‘disconnect’ between the syllabus and exams
In part two of the issues surrounding agricultural science at Leaving Cert level, Sarah McIntosh delves into the syllabus and structure of the new course design.
21 February 2024 Education
Agri Careers: industry movers and shakers
Let’s take a look at who has been making moves and shaking things up in the agricultural industry this month, writes Sarah McIntosh.
21 February 2024 Careers
Agri Careers: why are students turned off by agricultural science?
The recent drop in the number of students choosing agricultural science for their Leaving Cert is a concern among teachers. In part one of this series, Sarah McIntosh shares the results of a survey.
14 February 2024 Education
New CROPREVIVE project combines plant science with archaeobotany
University College Dublin researchers Meriel McClatchie and Sónia Negrão are comparing past and present Irish crops to help create a sustainable path to a food secure future, writes Janine Kennedy.
31 January 2024 News