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Food industry can sweeten recession palate
As Kilkenny prepares to embrace its annual salute to all things food related, the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival’s chairman has underlined the link between the food industry and the economy.
Teagasc agri-environment conference
The environmental challenges and opportunities facing Irish farming will be the focus of the Teagasc Agri-environment Conference, which will take place on Tuesday September 7 in the Ballykisteen Hotel, Tipperary and afterwards at the Solohead Research Farm.
Little business now in farming
The farming community has been badly hit in the continuing economic crisis with subsidy payments now paying more than agricultural or dairy incomes earned throughout the year. The turnaround means that the once thriving farming sector in this country is no longer a viable business for many and families are increasingly finding it difficult to survive by living off the land.
Little business now in farming
The farming community has been badly hit in the continuing economic crisis with subsidy payments now paying more than agricultural or dairy incomes earned throughout the year. The turnaround means that the once thriving farming sector in this country is no longer a viable business for many and families are increasingly finding it difficult to survive by living off the land.
Back to business courses
South West Mayo Development Company is inviting people to participate in a series of Back to business workshops currently being organised.
Closing Teagasc Mullinavat office makes no sense – Phelan
At a time of unprecedented crisis in farming, Teagasc’s plans to close its advisory centre in Mullinavat make “absolutely no sense” according to local Fine Gael Senator, John Paul Phelan.
Local Farmer wins top prize at Bord Bia event
A Kilkenny man has won the Bord Bia Quality Beef Producer award this week.
New farm food programme
A new innovative Carlow Farm Food Programme has just been announced.
Increase in farming students
According to Teagasc enrolment figures for further education, courses in Agriculture will be up 42 per cent to date this year on the back of a 47 per cent increase in 2007.
First woman president of agri-food professsional body
Elaine Farrell has been elected the first woman president in the 66-year history of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA). She takes over from Athenry-based Teagasc man Gerry Scully whose term of office ended at the association's national conference in Galway in mid-September.
