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2020
Steering Group Meeting
14/12/2020 – held online
Discussion circle
25/12/2020 – held online
Discussion circle
13/12/2020 – held online
Are you Irelands top new entrant to farming?
18/10/2020 – published on Agriland website
Newbie event: Transferring the family farm clinic
23/09/2020 – held in Dunmanway, Ireland
Are you a successful new entrant to farming?
03/09/2020 – published on Agriland website
Irish Newbie Competition now open for entries
24/08/2020 – published on The Independent website
Steering Group Meeting
02/07/2020 – held online
Snail farming providing ‘a good income from a small piece of ground
10/01/2020 – published on the thatsfarming website
2019
Discussion circle:
18/12/2019 – held in Moorepark, Ireland
Steering Group Meeting
10/12/2019 – held in Portaloise, Ireland
Newbie Award winner 2019: Exclusive Escargot
01/12/2019
Discussion circle
12/11/2019 – held in Thurles, Ireland
Macra Na Feirme event Carrigaline
11/11/2019 – held in Cork city, Ireland
Newbie competition now open for entries
11/10/2019 – published in The Independent
Young farmer milk quality farm walk
13/08/2019 – held in Inishannon, Ireland
Moorepark Open Day
4/07/2019 – held in Cork, Ireland
Agri-Careers Expo 2019
14/02/2019 – held in Dublin, Ireland
2018
Steering Group Meeting
4/12/2018 – held in Portaloise, Ireland
Discussion circle
1/11/2018 – held in Mallow, Ireland
We need more NEWBIES
1/07/2018 – published on the Teagasc website
Steering Group Meeting
7/06/2018 – held in Portlaoise, Ireland
1. Land Mobility Service
Access to land
2. Farm partnerships
Access to land
3. Long term land leasing
Access to knowledge
4. Share farming
Access to land
5. Specialised advisors for collaborative farming arrangements
Access to information
6. Options courses for new entrants and farmers looking to diversify
Access to knowledge
7. Contract heifer rearing as a market access route
Access to markets
8. Farm relief services providing short term labour on farms
Access to labour
9. Taxation incentives to encourage farm succession
Access to legal rights and status
10. Regional farm labour database to link farmers with relief labour during Covid19 crisis
Access to labour
11. Farm succession and transfer guide
Access to knowledge
12. Forming a company to grow the farm business
Access to legal rights and status
International exchange to the Netherlands
We share the most interesting and inspiring stories of the international exchange in the Netherlands under the NEWBIE project, the Horizon 2020, organized by the Wageningen Research Institute in October 2021 HYBRID EXCHANGE: participants from Bulgaria, Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands were present on the field, and online presence from the United Kingdom, France and […]
Dublin Farmers win Newbie New Entrant Competition 2021
Welgro Produce Ltd. Welgro Produce located in Rush Co Dublin has been selected as the winner of the third Irish Newbie new entrant competition. Welgro established by Shane Halpin, Sean Weldon and Gary Weldon is one of only two commercial cucumber growers in Ireland. The local trio identified an opportunity to develop a business utilising […]
Irish NEWBIE new entrant competition
The Irish Newbie competition for 2021 has recently closed for entries. New entrants include those who are newcomers to agriculture, those changing enterprise, those diversifying and successors on existing farms. The entries will now be shortlisted and the judging panel will visit each of the finalists. The farm visit will include an assessment of the […]
Newbie steering group meeting and policy workshop
The sixth Irish NEWBIE Steering Group meeting was held on Zoom in light of continued Covid 19 restrictions. The meeting included an update on progress in the project and to discuss planned activities for the remainder of 2021. The completion of two international exchanges depending on Covid 19 restrictions was discussed in detail. This steering […]
Irish Newbie Competition winner announced
Kylie Magner from Magners Farm in Moyglass, Co Tipperary has been selected as the winner of the second Irish Newbie project, new entrant competition. Kylie is a free range poultry farmer who has recently added beef and sheep enterprises on the farm. Having returned to the farm after a period working abroad Kylie was eager […]
Irish Steering Group meeting
The fifth Irish NEWBIE Steering Group meeting was held on Zoom in light of continued Covid 19 restrictions. The meeting included an update on progress in the project and to discuss planned activities for the coming year. The progression of the Irish contribution to NEWBIE toolkits was discussed in detail. This steering group is comprised […]
NEWBIE case studies feature in Irish Country Living, Women in Agriculture Awards 2020
NEWBIE case studies feature in Irish Country Living, Women in Agriculture Awards 2020 Newbie case studies, Catherine O Grady Powers of Glen Keen Farm was the winner of the “Innovation on Farm Award” while Teresa Roche of Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese was a finalist in the “Innovation In Agriculture and Food” category, of the Irish Country […]
Irish NEWBIE new entrant competition opens for entries
The Irish Newbie competition has opened for entries from successful new entrants to farming. New entrants include those who are newcomers to agriculture, those changing enterprise, those diversifying and successors on existing farms. The overall winner will receive a monetary prize and a plaque, as well as development of a YouTube video and extensive exposure […]
Irish Newbie video: Long term land leasing
Video recorded with 2019 Newbie competition winner and a video is released on “Long term land leasing” Just ahead of the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions a video was recorded with Steven Ryan, winner of the 2019 Irish NEWBIE competition. In the video Steven gives a comprehensive overview of his experience as a new entrant into […]
Irish Steering Group meeting
The 3rd Irish steering group meeting brought together the steering group in Portlaoise to discuss progress on the Newbie project and the plan for the coming year. The steering group is comprised of farm advisors, researchers, farming organisation representatives, financial personnel and recent new entrants to farming. The main objectives of the meeting were to; […]
