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Working away from home has many opportunities

In week two of our series on young people working abroad at Christmas, graduates in Canada and Vietnam share their experiences , writes Sarah McIntosh.

25 December 2024
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Scope for ‘big gains’ by breeding TB resistance

The chief executive of AI Services spoke to the NI Institute of Agricultural Science before last week's RUAS Winter Fair.

18 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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‘The Australian culture is similar to Ireland’s, but with more sunshine’

In the last of our ASA travel bursaries series, Emily Cosgrove from UCD talks about her time in Australia in conversation with Sarah McIntosh.

18 December 2024
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Climbing the ladder during the early stages of your careers

With hundreds of graduates and young adults working across the agri-food industry, here’s how to maximise those first career steps, writes Sarah McIntosh.

4 December 2024
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Careers: industry movers and shakers as senior changes made

Movement has picked up across the agri jobs sector this month with new appointments coming in senior positions in large organisations, writes Sarah McIntosh.

27 November 2024
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Consumer education partnership on sustainable beef launched

The initiative will involve Certified Irish Angus cattle being reared on Airfield Estate’s city farm in south Dublin, accessible to all visitors.

13 November 2024 NEWS
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Careers: ‘the biggest barrier to STEM is lack of funding’

Ahead of Science Week, we take a look at some of the local initiatives that are emphasising the importance of STEM to people of all ages, writes Sarah McIntosh.

30 October 2024
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Careers: calving over 1,000 cows on a grass-based system in England

As part of the ASA travel bursaries series, UCD student Shane O’Brien from Co Leitrim talks about his time on dairy farms in Saskatchewan, Canada and Sansaw Dairy, Shrewsbury.

23 October 2024
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Agri Careers: beefing up interest in Certified Irish Angus

The Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition, which educates students on beef production, is celebrating 10 years at the National Ploughing Championships, writes Sarah McIntosh.

18 September 2024
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