Give Farm and Countryside Safety Some Welly!

Safety starts with awareness and that’s never more important than when working or living on a farm or in the countryside. That was the message from Agri Aware’s Chairman Bernard Donohue, as the organisation launched its farm and countryside safety initiative for 2013: Agri Aware’s Farm and Countryside Safety Welly Challenge Supported by FBD, the IFA […]

Agri Aware continues to educate Irish students about the benefits of healthy eating

Agri Aware, Ireland’s independent agri-food educational body, says healthy eating and knowledge of the farm to fork pathway for Irish students has always been a key message to shape the future eating habits of our country. It follows the news that Britain looks set to incorporate horticulture into its primary school curriculum: Ireland has already […]

Agri Aware Calls on Consumers to Buy Irish this Christmas

Agri Aware, the agri-food educational body,has appealed to the general public to support the Irish agri-food industry, by buying local, quality and sustainably produced Irish food this Christmas. According to Agri Aware’s Chairman, Bernard Donohue, buying Irish will support 300,000 jobs on farms and in Irish agri-food companies nationwide. “This is the time of year […]

Agri Aware launches 2013 Farm and Countryside Safety Calendar

Safety starts with awareness and that’s never more important than when working or living on a farm. That was the message from Agri Aware’s Chairman, Bernard Donohue, as Agri Aware launched its 2013Farm and Countryside Safety calendar, at Family Farm, developed by Agri Aware and Dublin Zoo. The calendar features 12 pictures, drawn or painted by […]

88% of Irish consumers believe the agri-food industry is key to the Irish economy

Agri Aware’s survey, conducted by Ipsos MRBI, on the general public’s perception of the Irish agri-food industry has shown that:   (Summary) ·         88%of people surveyed think that the agriculture and food sector is extremely/very important to the Irish economy – that’s up from 65% of people in 1997. ·         75% say Irish farmers treat their livestock very well/well. ·         57% of people think Irish […]

The Farm and Countryside Safety Calendar Competition

Safety starts with awareness and that’s never more important than when working or living on a farm. That was the message from Agri Aware’s Chairman Bernard Donohue, as the organisation launched its farm safety initiative: The Farm and Countryside Safety Calendar Competition. Supported by FBD, the IFA and ESB Networks, Agri Aware’s Farm and Countryside Safety Calendar competition […]

Be Agri Aware on the farm this summer

With the busy season in full swing on farms across the country, Agri Aware, in association with FBD, the IFA and ESB Networks, is running its first Farm and Countryside Safety Month at Family Farm (developed by Agri Aware and Dublin Zoo) throughout July. The month long initiative aims to increase awareness of potential dangers […]

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