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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

The journalists from CORDIS have recently written a report on the Irish Newbie Award winner on 2020. Read the article here.

Galway Snail Farmer wins Irish NEWBIE Farm Entrant Competition Steven Ryan from Tuam, County Galway has been selected as the winner of the 2019 NEWBIE new farm entrant competition. Steven diversified the farm business in 2014, setting up a snail farm alongside the family’s beef and sheep farm. The farm is now producing 4,000kg of […]