Agri Aware welcome over 3,000 people to its Open Farm Event on Kildare dairy farm
Agri Aware welcomed over 3,000 people to its Open Farm event on the Byrne family farm in Co. Kildare across two days. This year’s Open Farm event saw the addition of a schools day on Friday, June 14th, which saw 450 primary school students get a tour of the farm, while on the Saturday, June […]
Agri Aware’s Open Farm to bridge disconnect between producers and consumers on Kildare dairy farm
Agri Aware is delighted to announce the return of its Open Farm event, taking place in Co. Kildare this month. The dairy farm of Stephen Byrne and family is the location of this year’s Open Farm event taking place on Saturday, June 15th 2024. Open Farm is the flagship event in Agri Aware’s mission of […]
St. Tiernan’s College crowned winners of Agri Aware’s and BiOrbic’s Environmental Innovators programme
Agri Aware and BiOrbic crowned students from St. Tiernan’s College, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo as the National Champions of the transition year programme Environmental Innovators, yesterday, February 6, at the Bord Bia Global Hub in Co. Dublin. Students Ríán Reilly, James Carson, Heidi Verry and Migeal Azanza (not pictured) came out on top with their project […]
Farm Walk and Talk returns with new location added to cater for ever-increasing demand
Agri Aware’s popular Farm Walk and Talk series is back for 2024 with second level students studying agriculture science soon set to walk onto farms from Donegal down to Cork over as far as Meath. This year’s series sees an extra venue added to an already action-packed schedule in order to cater for the ever-increasing […]
Agri Aware launches its festive campaign ‘Savour Local Flavour this Christmas’
On Monday, December 11 Agri Aware launched its festive social media video campaign ‘Savour Local Flavour this Christmas’ which is to recognise and support the work Irish farmers do to produce food 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year. There is no time like Christmas, when families come together […]
Race to find 2024 winner of TY equine programme is underway
The search to find the next winner of the transition year programme From Foal to Race by Agri Aware and equuip for 2024 is underway. Agri Aware and equuip were joined on Thursday, November 16, by the winner of the 2023 programme Ruth Shanley and her classmates in Columba College in Killucan, Co. Westmeath at […]
Agri Aware launch long-standing Incredibles Edibles programme in Galway-with renowned Chef Eoin Sheehan
Agri Aware bringing a farm to your classroom virtually returns after successful pilot year
Agri Aware is delighted to announce the return of the popular Farming Through the Seasons for the 2023-2024 academic year. Launching at this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois, the popular primary school resource is back for teachers and students to engage with. Primary school students across the country will be able to […]
‘Sustainable Food Systems’ the theme at the Agri Aware and UCD stand at the ‘Ploughing’
Agri Aware Farm Walk & Talk series sees record number of students attend
10 venues, 13 events and 4,000 students later the Agri Aware Farm Walk and Talk series has come to a successful close for another year. The Farm Walk and Talk series ran for four weeks and witnessed an increase of over 1,000 students on last year participating. Over the years students have had memorable Farm […]