Covid 19 Guidelines for Farmers
Guidelines for Farmers Requiring Service from FRS where a Coronavirus (Covid 19) Positive case has been Suspected or Identified. STEP 1: GET PREPARED It is imperative that you are prepared for the worst eventuality, which is that you may be unable to carry out your...
FRS Memorial Scholarship announces young Westmeath student as this year’s winner
The annual all Ireland final of the FRS Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholarship took place on February 19th in Mountbellew Agricultural College, Co. Galway and was held as part of the Agricultural Colleges Challenge Day. Eoin Commins who represented Kildalton...
Beef farmers positive about off-farm opportunities according to recent FRS survey
Our recent survey of beef farmers shows that many are considering earning additional income by working off-farm in 2020 – ideally on other farms where they can use their existing skill set. The survey carried out by FRS and Herdwatch among some of our farmer...
Article: An increase in the number of students, particularly women, opting to study agriculture
Agriculture has provided us with food and income for thousands of years and it plays a big part of who the Irish people are. Before Ireland became a member of the European Union the country was almost totally economically dependent on farming but we now have a more...