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UCD Lyons Farm to receive €14m to improve educational facilities
Grace Hoare
FBD and UCD announce investment in new agricultural research and education facilities and laboratories at UCD Lyons Farm.
26 June 2024 News
Embrace Farm remembrance service will remember lost family members
As part of the service, the names of those family members who have died suddenly will be read from the altar.
20 June 2024 News
Co Monaghan family wins Lakeland Dairies Milk Quality Awards
Brian, Gene and Gene (junior) McGinnity, who farm in partnership at Scotstown, Co Monaghan, took home the top prize.
Welcome to BEEF2024
Frank O'Mara, director of Teagasc, outlines what's in store for people visiting BEEF2024 taking place on Wednesday 26 June 2024.
19 June 2024 Breeding & health
‘You are not alone’ – bereaved farm families told
A team of advisers and counselors are available through Life Beyond to offer guidance to bereaved farm families.
12 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Taoiseach vows to exclude active farmland from zoned land tax
Taoiseach Simon Harris said that farmers whose land is being actively farmed will not face potential tax bills as a result of the residential zoned land tax.
5 June 2024 News
Farm families reminded of upcoming SUSI grant deadlines
The priority closing dates for the SUSI grant are Thursday 6 June for grant renewals and Thursday 11 July for new grant applications.
5 June 2024 News
Embrace Farm to host annual remembrance service on 30 June
Farm families across Ireland are invited to join a memorial service for loved ones lost within the farming community.
4 June 2024 News
US dairy comparison unfair to Irish dairy farmers
Any opportunity to exploit our competitive advantage to grow grass and convert it into high value, world renowned, environmentally positive product should be welcomed.
29 May 2024 Viewpoints
‘Farmers are an engine that need looked after’
Rural Support held an event on ABP's stand at Balmoral Show last week. Peter McCann reports
22 May 2024 Northern Ireland
ICMSA to take part in protest in Brussels next week
The EU and member states finally act on the historic threat to farmer incomes and the ability of the EU to feed itself going forward, ICMSA president Denis Drennan said.
22 May 2024 News
Farmer referrals to Rural Support double
Overall, 560 farm families contacted Rural Support for help during 2023/2024, with a 40% increase in calls seen during the last six months.
8 May 2024 Northern Ireland