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Ireland South MEP, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has congratulated Wexford dairy farmer, Dr. Cheryl Poole, who was honoured in Brussels with the Innovation Award for Women Farmers, a prestigious EU accolade recognising outstanding contributions to rural development, forestry and farming. Now in its seventh edition, the award highlights the creative, practical and sustainable solutions women are …
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21 Tirlán members have proudly graduated as the inaugural class from the Tirlán Governance Academy in November, having completed the Certificate in Co-op Governance & Professional Development in University College Cork (UCC)... This milestone marks a significant step in building a vibrant, knowledgeable, and diverse farmer representative structure for the future of the Co-op. Wexford …
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The findings from a farm work survey undertaken as part of Irish Rural Link’s Farm Safety Community Champions project indicate the rate at which farmers support one another and how family remains the main source of relief work... 77% of farmers replied ‘yes’ to having help on their farm, with 58% of them relying on …
AgriKids and Irish Rural Link are calling on communities to register their interest in a new farm safety education manual designed to support primary school teachers, and members of their local farming communities, with the tools needed to co-deliver an effective farm safety education programme in the classroom. Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food …
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We've a lot of excellent dairy farmers here in Wexford... The National Dairy Awards for 2024 will take this evening, Thursday 13 June, in the Midlands Park Hotel Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The National Dairy awards celebrate the primary producers, the artisan producers, sector services and the dairy processors as an industry collective. Three Wexford farmers …
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The County Wexford Business awards took place on Friday, May 24th at Clayton Whites Hotel... The aim of the awards is to honour top businesses across County Wexford. The now-annual County Wexford Business Awards have earned a reputation for being highly successful and prestigious. County Wexford Solopreneur of the Year: Winner: Kathleen Kinsella Runner-Up: Susan …
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Nuffield Ireland is now seeking applications for the 2025 Scholarship programme... Nuffield Ireland awards up to six Scholarships per year, women and men with a passion for advancing agriculture and rural communities are invited to apply for this leadership programme before 30th August 2024. The Scholarship encourages the development of farmers and other agri-food professionals …
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20 Tirlán dairy farmers are making their mark as the inaugural cohort of farm family suppliers to graduate from the Tirlán and Baileys Sustainable Farming Academy... This is the first Sustainable Farming Academy class to graduate with their Diploma in Environment, Sustainability and Climate from University College Cork, which was designed to provide them with …
IFA Presidential candidate Francie Gorman pictured on his farm in Ballinakill, County Laois. Photo Finbarr O'Rourke One of two candidates for the Presidency of the Irish Farmer's Association (IFA) has criticised environmentalists for their “incessant and unfair vilification” of farmers in Wexford and across Ireland and for ignoring the important role they play in food production and …
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A Wexford man is in the final of the Excavator Hero 2021 competition and he needs our help.. Wexford's Eoin O'Connor, who is from the Ballagh, is taking part in the Excavator Hero 2021 World Wide Rototilt competition. Eoin is the only Irish competitor in the competition and is up against some great operators from …
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