Agri Aware is delighted to launch its new webinar series ‘Come Farm With Me’ which will see farmers join primary school children virtually nationwide in schools this academic year.

This new virtual series will see farmers across six different agricultural sectors, showcase a day in their life on their farm and answer any questions students may have about their respective farming enterprise from the comforts of their classroom.

This year’s farmers for the ‘Come Farm With Me’ series include Agri Aware Chairman Shay Galvin who operates a beef and tillage farm in Co. Limerick, pig farmer Christopher Brady from Co. Cavan, broccoli producer Paul Brophy from Co.Kildare, Aoife Coyle, a sheep farmer from Co. Roscommon, Gearoid Maher a dairy farmer from Co. Limerick and beef farmer Michael McGuigan Co. Meath.

This six-part series will run from autumn 2024 to spring 2025, with six webinars consisting of a pre-recorded ‘day in the life’ of each farmer followed by a live interaction between the farmer, Agri Aware education officers and primary school students registered to the series.

Commenting on the launch of the ‘Come Farm With Me’ series at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois, Agri Aware Executive Director Marcus O’Halloran said: “We are delighted to bring the Come Farm With Me series to primary schools nationwide for the 2024-2025 academic year.

“This series aims to showcase the main farming enterprises on the island of Ireland and give students an insight into what a day working on a farm looks like and to give students the opportunity to ask the farmers participating any questions that may have.

“This webinar series aligns with our key mission of enhancing agricultural literacy and initiatives like this where we can bring farmers from across the country into a classroom virtually is another moving part of what we are doing in Agri Aware to educate the next generation of consumers about where their food comes from.

“I’d like to thank all our Come Farm With Me Farmers for joining us in showcasing the best of Irish agriculture and food production through the lens of their farms and we hope you the teachers and students enjoy learning about where the local sustainable food you consume originates from.”