June 2, 2021 10:48 am
An opportunity has become available for those working the agricultural sector to study a part-time masters degree – at a subsidised rate.
University College Dublin (UCD) has once again linked up with Macra Agricultural Skillnet to offer its Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation programme.
The two-year part-time programme is a distance learning taught masters – part funded by Macra Agricultural Skillnet – which is suitable for students working full-time jobs in the Irish agri sector, according to UCD.
It “equips graduates with the skills and knowledge to become more effective at supporting farmers in developing their farm business, changing behaviour and incorporating innovation at farm level”, UCD’s School of Agriculture and Food Science says.
i m the youngest of three girls. i grew up in a family where my parents taught us if we work really hard we can be anything we want in life and i never dreamed in a million years that i would encounter so much red tape and miles and miles of regulations and permitting and all kinds of other requirements. as a former president of the future farmers of america, which i was way back in the day in kansas, it s hard breaking to hear you tell it s heart breaking to hear you tell that story about how the government has so many regulations now they re squeezing many families out of the family farm business. absolutely. it is heart breaking. as you know and as we all know, once we lose our small family farms, they are gone forever. as a society, a community we need to do everything we can to help ensure and guarantee they can be profitable and make ends meet and continue to stay on the family farm. once your story got out there and some of the folks who helped publicize your plight, the