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Our next Ask the Farmer Q&A ‘A Productive Mixed Stock Farm Working with Nature’, as part of our Farming for Nature Ambassador Series is with Mixed Organic Farmer Penn Saugnier

‘Farming for Nature: How Nature and Farmers can Help Each Other’ is a short animation that is visual, factual, positive and fun on how farmers can help support nature on their farm to benefit their food production, the quality & fertility of their land, the wildlife it holds and the wider community. It is created

Farming for Nature is pleased to welcome Tom Tierney to our Ambassador network of Farmers. Tom runs a 200-acre regenerative farm in Kildare, operating under the principles of conservation agriculture – cover cropping, increasing soil organic matter, crop rotations and direct drilling. Barley, oats, wheat, beans and oilseed rape are grown on the land. Animal

Farming for Nature is delighted to welcome Goat Farmer Lisa Gifford to our Ambassador Network. Lisa Gifford, along with her daughter Gypsy Gifford and daughter-in-law Richelle South, maintain a smallholding goat farm and cheesemaking micro-creamery in Drumcong, County Leitrim. They are milking goats and producing farmhouse goats cheese that is sold direct to customers at

Farming for Nature is delighted to welcome Equine Farmer, Mariann Klay from Co. Kildare to our ambassador network. Mariann runs a stud farm in Swordlestown Little, County Kildare. A nature lover her entire life, Mariann places biodiversity and wildlife at the centre of every decision relating to the land. She purchased the farm with her

The 2024 ‘Horse’s Mouth’ farmer to farmer mentorship programme is now open for applications.  This advisory service is available to 50 farms across Ireland to receive on-the-ground practical advice from fellow farmers on how to improve biodiversity on their land. Applications are open until May 31. We get several queries from farmers looking for practical

19 farm walks will take place from May through to September. These walks are hosted by Farming for Nature Ambassadors as a knowledge sharing opportunity for other farmers  to gain an insights into incorporating, protecting  and enhancing nature on their land. There is a great diversity of ambassadors hosting farm walks this year covering a

Our next Ask the Farmer Q&A, as part of our Farming for Nature Ambassador Series is with Equine Farmer, Mariann Klay from Co. Kildare. Register here to secure your place Mariann runs a stud farm in Swordlestown Little County Kildare. She bought the land with her husband in 1998 and they have built a successful