Farming for Nature (FFN) is a national initiative which highlights the positive role that some farmers play in looking after nature on their land and which shares – through short films, podcasts and farm walks - the invaluable, practical insights gained by these farmers in tackling our biodiversity crisis.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD has confirmed the practices for buyers and sellers at marts following the announcement of new public health restrictions.
Joe Melody, a dairy and purebred suckler farmer from Bunratty, Co. Clare, was named the 2020 National Rural Network Biodiversity Farmer of the Year at this year's FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards.
Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has announced the commencement of payments to farmers under the Burren Programme.
Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara is warning of "a precipitous drop" in the prices of cattle and milk in a few weeks’ time if a Brexit trade deal is not done.
The unique farming heritage of the Burren has been the subject of many scientific papers but, for the first time, it has inspired a children’s story written from the first-hand experiences of a Burren farmer.