Alternative Farm Enterprises: Moon Shine Dairy Farm

March 11, 2010
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Mullingar company Moon Shine Dairy Farm has once again been recognised as one of the finest food producers in Ireland, picking up a coveted Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Award for its Moon Shine Organic Milk.

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Innovative Workshop for Rural Entrepreneurs

November 16, 2009

‘Making your Rural Business a Success’ is the theme of an upcoming Teagasc workshop designed to meet the needs of individuals thinking about, or in the early stages of opening a rural business. The event, which is free of charge to participants, is being held as part of Teagasc’s programme to support rural businesses.
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On Farm Business Ideas Course

November 3, 2009

Ballyhoura Development are running a training course for farm families who would like to set up an alternative enterprise on their farm.
The training course, titled ‘On-Farm Business Ideas’ will feature inputs from Paul McCarthy, Teagasc advisor and star of RTÉ’s programme Higher Ground and will start on November 19th 2009 for five consecutive Thursday afternoons.
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The 2009/10 JFC Innovation Awards for Rural Business is open for entries

October 27, 2009

JFC, Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture & Rural Affairs NI, Comhar LEADER na Eireann and the Irish Farmers Journal have just announced the JFC Innovation Awards for Rural Business 2009/10.

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Alternative Farm Enterprises: Cheese making

September 21, 2009

Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese Company has been producing speciality cheeses for the past 22 years. The proprietor, Eamonn Lonergan, outlined for the Rural Development Support Unit how the need for an alternative income on the family farm spawned a successful indigenous business that is now exporting to Europe and the US.

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Alternative Farm Enterprises: Ice cream production

August 10, 2009
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Baldwin’s Farmhouse Ice Cream is an innovative on-farm enterprise that Waterford farmer Thomas Baldwin has developed in order to give him greater control over his income. Income stability is an important consideration in dairy farming at a time when milk prices at the co-op have tumbled. A complementary on-farm enterprise can help in this regard.

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