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Top Tips for a Successful Breeding Season
Many Irish farmers are about to enter one of the most critical phases of their calendar: breeding season. For any farmer, having a good successful breeding season is essential to ...
The Importance of Knowing When to Take a Break
In Ireland, farming is considered one of the most dangerous and demanding occupations. It is both physically and mentally taxing, with statistics from the CSO stating that that farmers continue ...
FRS Training Partners with Sophie Bell to Launch Safe Tractor Driving Course for Women
Our colleagues at FRS Training have partnered with Irish farming influencer, Sophie Bell, to launch a tailored safe tractor driving course specifically designed for women. The course will provide a ...
FRS Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Mountbellew Agricultural Student
Congratulations to Alana Brigdale who was awarded the 2024 FRS Memorial Scholarship during the Teagasc Ag Colleges Challenge Day on Wednesday 14th February. Alana is a student at Mountbellew Agricultural ...
7 Ways to Reduce Stress During Calving Season
As calving season is at the early stages, now is the time to do your final checks and ensure you are correctly set up for the coming weeks. Regardless of ...
Calf House Disinfection Service
As the calving season nears, prioritize your herd's well-being with our new Calf Shed Disinfection Service available from Farm Relief Limerick. Using advanced solutions like Interkokast and Hydrated Lime, we ...
Dept of Agriculture Awards Contract which will see 90K Soil Samples Analysed for Irish Farmers in 2024.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has contracted the Irish Soil Expert Consortium (ISEC), that will see approximately 90,000 soil samples taken and analysed over the course of ...
Celebrating Success at the FBD Better Farming Awards
The FBD Better Farming Awards held at the Heritage Hotel in Co. Laois proved to be a night of celebration and recognition for FRS Network, with FRS Farm Relief and ...
Reminder: Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme Deadline is 30th October 2023
The Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme which opened on the 16th of October will close on the 30th of October 2023. About the Programme: The programme is a farm level ...
Property Marking Ireland’s ‘Farm Call-Out Service’: Protecting What’s Yours and Combating Property Theft.
For many years farmers property has been targeted by criminals. In response to this issue, ‘Property Marking Ireland’ have launched a new Farm Call-Out Service that enables farmers to have ...
