Rural development course

SOAPBOX: Broadband essential to farming, rural development
The Times (subscription)
As an agribusinessman, farmer and a livestock auctioneer, I have been involved in agriculture and farming for more than four decades. All too often, people don't classify farming or agriculture as a global industry, but rather a small-town pastime …

Ireland's rural development plans will reward farmers for conserving …
Wildlife Extra
Farmers undertaking actions to conserve critically threatened farmland birds will get priority access to substantial funding within Ireland's new Rural Development Programme. If properly implemented, this move offers hope of halting declines and …