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Farm Walk & Talk

The Agri Aware Farm Walk and Talk series demonstrates the practical elements of modern agriculture to second-level students preparing for their Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science exam.

Introduction

Farm Walk and Talk 2024

Farm Walk and Talk 2024 will run across four weeks this spring.

Teachers and students across Ireland visit various Teagasc agricultural colleges and research centres, as well as UCD’s Lyon’s Estate and the Irish Farmers Journal Tullamore demonstration farm.

Through these events, students can gain real-life experiences on working farms. They also attend talks from agri-food industry experts and leading academics in a practical environment.

From observing cows being milked, comparing different breeds of cattle, examining soil profiles, lamb births, to watching piglets suckle and farm safety demonstrations the students get to experience the realities of the subjects that they are taught each day in the classroom.

If you would like to bring your class to one of the events, please give us a call on 01 460 1103 to learn more about event availability.

FW&T dates & venues 2024 (3)

Welcome to Agri Aware's 2024 Farm Walk and Talk Series

2023 Farm Walk & Talk Series

A selection of pictures from our 2023 Farm Walk & Talk Series

 

2022 Farm Walk & Talk Series

A selection of pictures from our 2022 Farm Walk & Talk Series

 

Farm Walk and Talk 2020 and 2021 by numbers

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495 Schools participated in the 2021 Virtual Farm Walk and Talk. More than 18,000 Leaving Certificate Agricultural Students across Ireland participated in the 2021 Virtual Farm Walk and Talk, which featured Teagasc Kildalton Agricultural College.

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In 2020, more than 1,600 Leaving Cert Agricultural Students from over 60 secondary schools nationwide participated in the 'Farm Walk and Talk 2020' over the course of 5 days, which took place in the Teagasc Colleges and Research Farms nationally.

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Shay Galvin
Agri Aware Chairman

'Putting the theory into practice'

“Agriculture is hands-on and events like Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk provide thousands of students with an insight into the practicalities of farming and the hard work that farmers do each day. We need the educated students of today to become future industry leaders and to continue to build on our reputation as world-class food producers.

This is why initiatives such as Farm Walk and Talk are of such paramount importance – allowing students to experience the various farming techniques that they read so much about and giving them an opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to a working farm, covering topics from soils and fertilisers to silage making and livestock. In essence, putting the theory they learn in class into practice. The event is particularly beneficial for students who don’t come from a farming background”

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