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Two new Welfare Schemes for Pigs Farmers and Poultry Producers

June 21, 2010
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The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, has announced details of two new on-farm investment schemes designed to improve the standards of animal welfare in sow housing and for poultry production.

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The Hot Irishman – A Steaming Success

May 13, 2010
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Over thirty countries, including Kazakhstan, have fallen head-over-heels for The Hot Irishman, and its promise of quality, consistency and an ‘easy life’. I know what you’re thinking, ‘if only we could bottle this Irishman’, but that’s just what husband and wife team, Rosemary and Bernard Walsh, did with a little help from their local LEADER [...]

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Ireland’s revised Rural Development Programme 2007-2013

March 31, 2010
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Ireland’s revised Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 has been formally approved by the European Commission and is now available.

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Details of Agri-Environment Options Scheme Announced

March 30, 2010
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Today the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries announced details of the new Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) and the Natura 2000 Scheme.

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Minister Smith Confirms Approval of Revised Rural Development Programme

January 22, 2010

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, confirmed that Ireland’s revised Rural Development Programme (RDP) has been approved by the EU Rural Development Management Committee meeting in Brussels on Wednesday the 20th of January.

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Proceedings: Building Alliances in Agriculture & Rural Development

December 22, 2009

Proceedings from the National Rural Network annual conference entitled “Building Alliances in Agriculture and Rural Development” are now available.

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Dukes Proposes Cross-Industry Approach to New Agri Strategy

December 2, 2009
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The development of a co-ordinated strategy for the agri-food and rural development sectors has been proposed by economist and former Minister, Alan Dukes.

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NRN Conference: Building Alliances in Agriculture and Rural Development

November 19, 2009

The annual National Rural Network conference, which is taking place in just over one weeks time on Tuesday the 1st of December in Croke Park Dublin, is now open for registration. The theme of this important one day conference is Strategic Collaboration: Building Alliances in Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Commissioner Fischer Boel: Rural development policy is still delivering for Ireland and the EU

September 29, 2009
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We were delighted when Mariann Fischer Boel, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, kindly agreed to write an article for the Irish National Rural Network web site. Miss Fischer Boel has been European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development since November 2004.

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June 1, 2009

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