Organic food producers are being asked to enter the The National Organic Food Awards 2020. They are hosted by Bord Bia in association with the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine.

Closing date for applications extended to Tuesday September 15th at 12 noon. There are 7 award categories; Retail Award, Private Label Award, Export Award, New and Innovative Award, E-Commerce Award, Marketing Campaign Award, Business in the Community Award. Full details on each category and how to enter can be found HERE

The National Organic Food Awards are a bi-ennial event and applications are now open for this years’ awards. They are hosted by Bord Bia in association with the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. Closing date for applications is Thursday September 10^th. Due to Covid-19 the judging and awards ceremony will take place virtually. There are 7 award categories; Retail Award, Private Label Award, Export Award, New and Innovative Award, E-Commerce Award, Marketing Campaign Award, Business in the Community Award. Full details on each category and how to enter can be found HERE

ACORNS 6 is now calling for applicants for its programme aimed at female entrepreneurs in the early stages of business projects. The programme offers knowledge, support and networking opportunities for women in the start up phase of business. ACORNS 6 runs from October 2020 to April 2021 and is funded by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. CLICK HERE to find out more.

The National Rural Network (NRN) have recently launched their Women in Agriculture Video Series, which aims to highlight the pivotal role women play in Irish agriculture. The videos are released on a weekly basis, over a five-week period and involve five farmers from the different sectors of Irish agriculture speaking about their experience of farming in contemporary Ireland.   

This week’s video features Margaret Edgill, an organic farmer from Mount Briscoe Organic Farm in Daingean, Co. Offaly. Mount Briscoe has been in Margaret’s family for over seven generations and having only returned to the farm in the past six years, she proclaims herself, a ‘farmer by default’. To watch the video CLICK HERE