Agri-Business
Moy Park to launch ‘Agricultural Academy’
Poultry giant Moy Park has announced plans to launch an ‘Agricultural Academy’ aimed at upskilling its UK agricultural team. The...
Rural youth
N.Ireland
YFCU AGM: Who’s in the running for this year’s top jobs?
Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) members are in for an exciting AGM next month. With Zita McNaugher reaching the...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to launch NI’s first horticulture honours degree course
Northern horticulture students can now, for the first time, study for an honours degree within Northern Ireland, Agriculture Minister, Edwin...
Dairy
NI’s school milk scheme extended for 2 years
Almost 200,000 pupils in NI will be able to benefit from subsidised milk for the next two years, Agriculture Minister...
N.Ireland
NI’s 5 Angus Youth Challenge finalist teams named
Agri-food business ABP is taking five teams forward to the final stage of its skills development programme for teenagers, the...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host virtual open days as NI ramps up Covid measures
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to run a series of virtual open...
N.Ireland
ABP Angus Youth Challenge to run semi-finals as virtual event
More than 60 teenagers from 14 schools across Northern Ireland are set to compete in this year’s semi-final of the...
Rural Life
Scotland to launch world’s first rural youth 'smart village'
Plans are underway to establish a pioneering youth-centric ‘smart village’ which will encourage young people to build vibrant, creative, and...
Rural Life
RAU signs agreement with 15,000ac Bathurst Estate
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has struck an innovative new partnership with Gloucestershire’s Bathurst Estate. The deal will provide students and...
Rural Life
NFU takes in new group of young farmer ambassadors
A total of 11 new farmers have beaten stiff competition from more than 130 applicants to join the NFU for...
N.Ireland
YFCU members elect new vice-presidents over Zoom
Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has elected its new presidential team to lead the organisation from 2020 to 2021....
Rural Life
Over 900 schools and homes take part in first-ever Virtual Food and Farming Day
More than 900 schools and homes took part in the first-ever Virtual Food and Farming Day on Friday, July 3....
Agri-Business
Agri-business views sought new 'T-Level' training courses
Farm owners and managers are being asked to help shape a new education programme which aims to develop home-grown talent...
Rural Life
9-year-old Aberdeenshire lad named Farm Kid Diaries competition winner
A young farmer from Aberdeenshire has picked up a top prize after winning Quality Meat Scotland’s ‘Farm Kid Diaries’ competition....
N.Ireland
CAFRE campuses to reopen in September
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to resume face-to-face teaching in September. DAERA Minister, Edwin...
Rural Life
Agricultural colleges to continue online teaching into new academic year
Several agricultural colleges across the UK have announced plans to continue online teaching into the new 2020-2021 academic year. Practical...
Agri-Business
DAERA seeks views over future fees at CAFRE
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today launched a consultation document seeking the views of the...
Rural Life
Students receive scholarship to support agri-tech goals
Two students at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have been awarded funding through the Douglas Bomford Trust (DBT) Scholarship to...
