Rural Life
Women farming in the EU face 'issues' with finance access - Roche
Women across Europe are facing issues with access to finance, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) farm family and...
Women in Agriculture
Agri-Business
Report shows decrease in gender pay gap at DAFM
Male staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) earned an average of 8.05% more per hour...
Sponsored
Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
N.Ireland
US agri exchange students recount their positive time in NI
Two American exchange students have called Co. Antrim home for the past three months, spending their “fall semester” studying agriculture...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women renews alliance with ABP and Cranswick
Meat Business Women (MBW) has renewed its partnerships with long-standing partners ABP UK, ABP Linden, ABP Ireland and Poland, and...
Rural Life
'Young people aren't farming' because of low income - Doyle
At a time when the average income of farmers in Ireland is only 44% of the industrial wage, many farmers...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women forms partnership with Tesco
Meat Business Women (MBW) has announced a new two-year strategic partnership with Tesco to advance gender balance and inclusion across...
Rural Life
€2.2m for 4 new EIPs on animal welfare and gender
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and Minister of State Pippa Hackett, today (Wednesday, October 23) announced funding for...
Agri-Business
Women in agri urged to enter grant programme with €50k prize
With less than two weeks left to go, the CEO and founder of Sculped by Aimee, Aimee Connolly, is reminding...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Agri-Business
Agri solicitor: Issues of land rights for women seen across the country
From her work as an agricultural solicitor and chartered tax advisor, Aisling Meehan has said that there are “issues of...
Agri-Business
WASG roadshow to promote greater inclusivity in Irish farming
The Women in Agriculture Stakeholder Group (WASG) has officially launched its national roadshow aiming to promote greater inclusivity in Irish...
Rural Life
Watch: ACRES and 'Ur Wan' in the hills of Donegal
How to expand your farm business into other avenues, the availability of female-size clothing in local co-ops and closed toilets...
Rural Life
ACRES Donegal team to host event on needs of rural agri women
The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Co-operation team for Co. Donegal will host two events next week which will focus...
Agri-Business
Alltech begins 2-year partnership with Meat Business Women
Alltech has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting gender diversity, equality and inclusion across the global meat and food supply chain...
Women in Agriculture
Women in agriculture are the 'backbone' of many farms - co-op
The inaugural meeting of the Barryroe Co-op/Carbery Female Farming Seminar brought together women in agriculture to share experiences, tips, ideas...
Sponsored
Opti-Skim trumps calf milk replacer with newest edition
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Agri-Business
Senator: Agriculture industry needs 'more women involved'
A Fine Gael senator has called for a debate in the Seanad on how to increase the number of women...
Machinery
Female-focused tractor driving courses drive demand
When it comes to women learning and perfecting their tractor driving skills, there’s nothing like the company of other women...
Rural Life
DAFM requests tender to develop rural initiative for entrepreneurs
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced a competitive public procurement procedure under the 2024 Rural Innovation...
Agri-Business
ACORNS boost for agri-supplies start-up
Theresa Sheehy from Co. Limerick recently completed the Accelerating the Creation Of Rural Nascent Start-ups (ACORNS) programme to help further...