Displaying items by tag: Ireland

Wednesday, 02 November 2016 13:55

Irish uni tells students to work down under

Ireland’s largest university is encouraging its dairy business undergraduates to get work experience in New Zealand, and students say the event is a highlight of their four year degree course.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 13:55

Breeding grass to withstand excess water

Irish scientists are working on breeding grasses and cereal crops able to better handle wet conditions.

Published in General News
Thursday, 20 October 2016 14:28

Assessment key to success of Irish programme

An assessment tool known as the Carbon Navigator is used to assess each beef and dairy farm under Ireland's sustainability scheme Origin Green.

Published in General News
Thursday, 20 October 2016 12:55

Ireland’s special brand of Green

Origin Green, a scheme that verifies the sustainability of Ireland’s food and drink production, now has 100% of the country’s dairy farmers and 90% of beef farmers signed up to its extensive auditing.

Published in World News
Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:55

Brexit angst for Irish farmers

Irish sheep and beef farmers are blaming Britain’s planned exit from the European Union (Brexit) for lower-than-normal prices for their stock.

Published in World News
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 14:55

Kiwi experience for new IFA boss

Irish Farmers Association president Joe Healy has been in the top job only a few months.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 27 September 2016 08:55

NZ features in Irish plough challenge

New Zealand's Ambassador to Ireland, Sir Lockwood Smith, says NZ has the kind of innovative agritech businesses that interest farmers in Ireland.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 11:55

Genetic lessons show Ireland heads off NZ

Beef + Lamb NZ Genetics is looking at how Ireland improves herd genetics, in a bid to improve the way it delivers genetic information to NZ farmers.

Published in General News
Friday, 22 July 2016 06:55

Irish eyes continue smiling

The number of Irish tradies working in Christchurch, and those operating rural contractors' machinery and tractors at harvest time, show how much the Irish like New Zealand.

Published in Machinery & Products
Wednesday, 22 June 2016 06:55

Ireland’s green is gold

Origen Green, a marketing brand created by Ireland, is something New Zealand needs to copy and do better and faster.

Published in General News
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