‘From Foal to Race’ winners meet Rachael at Punchestown!
Agri Aware launch Healthy Eating Week in Realt na Mara NS
Smoothies by the Sea at Agri Aware Healthy Eating Week launch with the help of Dole Ireland in Realt na Mara NS Dundalk. Smoothies were the order of the day as Agri Aware and Dole Ireland visited Réalt na Mara National School in Dundalk, with the help of Deirdre Doyle from the Cool Food School […]
End of an era | John McCullen steps down from Agri Aware board
The curtain came down on an extraordinary reign in the Agri Aware boardroom this week as one of the founding directors, John McCullen decided to step down. The former FBD Trust director has been a member of the Agri Aware board since its inception in 1996 and as many other board members recalled, was a […]
Lambs delivered and lots learned at Farm Walk & Talk return
Agri Aware Survey | The future is bright for women in the Agri Sector
In a recent Agri Aware survey of senior cycle Agricultural Science students, 92% believed more women will work in primary agriculture in the next five years. The questionnaire was given to students attending the Agri Aware Farm Walk and Talk series of tours for second-level students ahead of International Women’s Day. There was a 50% […]
From Foal to Race Webinar | Kate McMenmon
The first careers webinar from the Agri Aware From Foal to Race Transition year programme in association with Equuip was with Katie McManmon. Katie is a former apprentice jockey who now coaches and lectures at RACE, the jockey training academy on the Curragh. In her own words: “My name is Katie McManmon and I am […]
Excitement as Students return to Agri Aware Farm Walk & Talk
The Agri Aware Farm Walk & Talk series has returned as a live in-person experience for the first time since 2019. Farm Walk & Talk is an interactive series of events for second-level, agricultural science students throughout early March on ten research farms across the country. While Farm Walk & Talk was a brilliant success […]
Agri Aware Farm Walk & Talk returns with in-person events!
The Agri Aware Farm Walk and Talk Events are back, with students once again able to attend in person. Farm Walk and Talk is a series of events for second-level, agricultural science students throughout the first two weeks of March in ten locations across the country. This year, all schools that attend the Farm Walk […]
Farm Safe Schools 2022 | ‘The importance of Farm Safety’ | Minister Martin Heydon TD
The Importance of Farm Safety, from Martin Heydon T.D., Minister of State with special responsibility for Farm Safety. As Minister with responsibility for Farm Safety, I am delighted to be able to support the Farm Safe Schools Programme for 2022 following on from the successful pilot in 2021. It is important that farm safety is […]
AgCredible Competition Winner | Katie Shanahan wins trip to Kentucky
The winner of the Agri Aware and Alltech AgCredible Social media competition has been announced as Katie Shanahan. The panel of judges were impressed by Katie’s efforts over the course of the competition which ran for the month of November. Katie winsd a trip to the AllTech One Ideas Conference in Kentucky with Flights and […]