Schools Day sets the tone for the nationwide launch of Agri Aware and LOETB Intro to Ag programme for Transition Year students
Agri Aware in partnership with the Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) officially launched its Intro to Ag programme for Transition Year students nationwide on Friday, May 16th. The official launch of the programme took place at LOETB’s Midlands Skills Centre in Tullamore alongside LOETB schools that took part in the pilot programme […]
Two Counties, One Weekend: Agri Aware’s Open Farm Comes to Kildare and Galway for 2025
Agri Aware is delighted to announce the return of its flagship Open Farm event this June with an exciting new addition for 2025. The event will take place in two counties, in Kildare and a brand-new Open Farm experience in Galway. Open Farm is the flagship event in Agri Aware’s mission of enhancing agricultural literacy, […]
Future proofing the agricultural sector with the ‘Intro to Ag’ programme going nationwide to capture next generation of students
Agri Aware in partnership with the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) are delighted to announce the launch of its Transition Year programme Intro to Ag that will now be eligible for all schools nationwide to register Transition Year students. The nationwide rollout of the programme will be made official this Friday, May 16 […]
Agri Aware’s Healthy Eating Week Kicks Off with School Roadshow and Interactive Workshops
Agri Aware is gearing up for an exciting and educational week as its flagship primary school programme, Incredible Edibles, marks the return of Healthy Eating Week from Tuesday, May 6th to Friday, May 9th 2025. The week-long initiative will bring a focus on healthy eating and growing to schools through a series of in-person visits. […]
Agri Aware and Dairygold hold inaugural Host Farm Initiative farm visit
Agri Aware and Dairygold Co-Operative Society hosted its inaugural Farm Initiative farm visit last Thursday, April 10th. The Host Farm Initiative is a venture between Agri Aware and dairy co-ops to get primary school students onto farms to educate them on Irish dairy production. The farm visit last Thursday was the first of its kind […]
Over 33,000 Students Tune in to Agri Aware’s ‘Come Farm With Me’ Webinar Series
Agri Aware’s ‘Come Farm With Me’ webinar series welcomed over 33,000 primary school students to meet farmers virtually and explore life on the farm this academic year. Launched in September 2024, the series is designed to connect primary school pupils with farmers from a variety of agricultural enterprises. The series kicked off in November with […]
Scoil Mhuire Trim crowned winners of Agri Aware’s and BiOrbic’s Environmental Innovators programme
Agri Aware and BiOrbic crowned students from Scoil Mhuire Trim in Co. Meath as the National Champions of the transition year programme Environmental Innovators, yesterday, April 7th, at the Bord Bia Global Hub in Co. Dublin. Students Ciara Duffy, Hannah Mulligan, Majella Martin came out on top with their project on the reuse of baling […]
Finalists of Agri Aware’s and BiOrbic’s Environmental Innovators programme announced
The finalists of Agri Aware’s and BiOrbic’s Transition Year programme Environmental Innovators have been announced. This year’s Environmental Innovators Peer Day will once again take place at the Bord Bia Global Hub on Monday, April 7th where seven schools will battle it out to be crowned National Winners for 2025. In 2024, St. Tiernan’s College […]
Record Number of Students Attend Agri Aware’s Farm Walk & Talk Series for 2025
Agri Aware’s Farm Walk & Talk events welcomed over 4,100 secondary school agriculture science students over a span of three weeks, making the 2025 series the largest year yet. The Farm Walk & Talk series included 15 events across 11 venues this year and was a remarkable success, showcasing the strong collaboration between Agri Aware, […]
Roscommon sheep farmer set to showcase day in her life to primary school students next Friday
Aoife Coyle a farmer from Curraghboy in Co. Roscommon is set to showcase a day in her life on her sheep farm to primary school students virtually next week. Aoife, who is one of six farmers taking part in Agri Aware’s Come Farm With Me series is set to showcase what life is like on […]