Proceedings: Energy Crops Technical Information Day

March 26, 2010
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The proceedings from the Teagasc information day on energy crops,  held in Carlow on the 16th of February, are now available.

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When do Ideas Mean Business?

March 18, 2010
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West Limerick Resources administers the Rural Development Programme 2001-2013 in the West Limerick area. Through its business plan, West Limerick Resources seeks to further develop the level of indigenous enterprise and entrepreneurship in the West Limerick area.

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Crisis or Opportunity? The future of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Rural Economy

March 16, 2010
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Alan Kelly MEP is hosting a conference entitled “Crisis or Opportunity? The future of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Rural Economy”. It will take place on Friday, March 26th at 10.00am in the Tipperary Institute’s Thurles Campus situated on the Nenagh road.

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A Climate for Change - Opportunities for Carbon-Efficient Farming

March 16, 2010
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The Teagasc Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions is pleased to announce an international conference entitled “A Climate for Change - Opportunities for Carbon-Efficient Farming” will be held in Dublin from 24 - 25 June next.

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Conference on Sustainable Building

March 9, 2010
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A conference entitled ‘Retrofitting and New Build in the New Environment’ will be held on the 23 rd of April in Thurles as part of the Sustainable Energy in Rural Village Environments  (SERVE) project. The project demonstrates sustainable energy use in rural communities.

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Northern Ireland hosts first UK Network

March 4, 2010
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Programme delivery and policy makers from across the UK will gather in Belfast later this month at the first UK National Rural Network (UK NRN) Conference to address rural development in practice and to share learning in delivering the current round of Rural Development Programmes.

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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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Teagasc Announces Establishment of Rural Innovation Service

December 2, 2009
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Teagasc has announced the establishment of a rural innovation service aimed at assisting farmers to diversify within and outside of agriculture.

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Economic Turmoil Impacts Heavily on Rural Sector

December 2, 2009
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The economic turmoil at home and internationally has impacted heavily on the farming and rural sectors, according to the former Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture and Food, John Malone.

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