Irish National Rural Network nominated for Irish Blog Award

February 22, 2010
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We got news over the weekend that we have been nominated in the Best Specialist Blog category (sponsored by IQ Content) of the 2010 Irish Blog Awards.

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From the field to the furnace

February 16, 2010
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The large attendance by farmers at a Teagasc information day, held in Carlow on the 16th of February, on bioenergy crops shows that there are high levels of interest in the potential of this sector. With the cashflow pressures being felt by many in Agriculture, the recent launch of the new Bio-energy Scheme and the planting season [...]

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European LEADER Expo II

February 12, 2010

The Organizing Committee of the Hungarian LEADER Alliance, ELARD and the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be hosting in Budapest between the 4th and 7th of March the II. European LEADER Expo.

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LEADER transnational cooperation project: Rural Youth

February 12, 2010
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A Finnish Local Action Group are seeking a project cooperation partner for a project entitled “Active and Creative Rural Youth”.

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News Bites #5

February 11, 2010

CAP, broadband, bioenergy and water research all feature in this issue of “News Bites”,  a sample of local, national and international “news bites” that are hopefully of interest to you, our readers.

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New Bioenergy Scheme for Willow and Miscanthus

February 9, 2010
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Brendan Smith TD, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has announced the commencement of a new Bioenergy Scheme to grant aid the planting of willow and miscanthus crops over the period 2010 to 2012.

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Northern Irish LAG seeks project partner

February 9, 2010

A Northern Irish Local Action Group (LAG), North East Region LAG, are seeking co-operation partners. The topics of interest are food & cultural tourism, enhancing environmental capacity and farming & access to land.

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LINC 2010

February 9, 2010
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LINC is a new initiative from Local Action Groups and National Network Units for rural development in Austria, Germany, Estonia and Finland which combines European exchange of experience with sport events and European culinary delicacies.

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UPDATE: REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings

February 8, 2010

Thanks to all those who made contact with us yesterday regarding the broken link in our article “REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme 2010-2011“. The link has been fixed and the article can be viewed here.

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REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme 2010-2011

February 7, 2010

A traditional farm building is a building or part of a building constructed before 1960 for a use associated with agriculture, and built using traditional methods and materials historically found locally such as timber, brick, stone, tile, slate or thatch.

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