Agri-Business
Gráinne Dwyer, a dairy farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois, has taken over as chair of Nuffield Ireland
Forestry
Agroforestry is a great way for farmers to integrate trees into their farms without having to choose one over the other
Machinery
Lord Nuffield, or Wiliam Morris, First Viscount Nuffield, to give him his full title, is often...
Driving 1.440 miles on four classic tractors is a great achievement, and the Irish Rovers raised over €20,000 in doing so in May.
There are two major steam rallies held in Ireland, one in Stradbally, Co. Laois, and the other in Innishannon, Co. Cork, and it was this...
A group of four friends from Co. Cork known as the Irish Rovers, have been busy planning a tractor run in the UK to raise...
N.Ireland
Fane Valley Co-operative will partner with the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust in delivering the 2024 Nuffield Farming Conference...
Two young people from Northern Ireland, aged between 18 and 24, will have an opportunity to speak at the 2024 Nuffield Farming Conference.
Belfast will host the 2024 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust annual conference. The event will take place from November 19 to 21, 2024.
A Co. Offaly farmer, through his restoration of vintage tractors, will be speaking on the how he is...
Dairy
A "proactive mindset rather than reactive" is needed for managing herd health, according to one of the 2019 Nuffield Scholars.
While dozens of tractors might come and go every month from machinery dealer Hunter Kane's yard, there's one the family will never sell.
Rural Life
Six applicants have been accepted into the 2017 Nuffield Scholarships, as apart of their scholarship they will get a €14,000 travel bursary as well as training to develop skills.
Teagasc needs to rethink its promotion of benchmark targets for farms - and individual targets need to take account of variations
Environment
A climate change action plan is needed for Irish agriculture, according to 2014 Nuffield scholar Mary Delaney, who also said that the sector needs a spokesperson on climate change.
Low-cost grass based dairy farming has the potential to create sustainable growth in rural Ireland, according to Nuffield scholar Sean Coughlan
Caroline Keeling joined the family business for two years. Some 20 years later she is now the CEO of Keelings
Co-op boards need to encourage more young people to become involved in the co-ops and to do this they must actively encourage them with appropriate education, according to one of this year's Nuffield scholars.
Once-a-day milking is the most feasible option for dairy farmers wishing to expand their business, using land that is not adjacent to the home farm,
Pig/Poultry
There is a world of opportunity opening for the egg sector, according to Noble Foods’ executive and Nuffied Scholar Sara Gibbons.
Getting results in Dairygold doesn't happen by accident and are driven by a culture of performance, according to Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe.
The future success of Ireland’s poultry industry, and Irish agriculture in general, will depend on its ability to adapt to new ideas, according to Nuffield scholar Alo Mohan.
Dairy expansion won’t all be about greenfield sites with 300 cows, according to Sean O’Donnell, Nuffield Scholar and FBD, Macra na Feirme Young Farmer of the Year.
