Pippa Hackett

@pippa_hackett

Mother, Wife, Farmer, Runner. PhD, BSc. Former Irish Government Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity. Mayo Girl in Offaly. linktr.ee/pippahackett

pippahackett.ie Joined September 2016

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Pippa Hackett @pippa_hackett Nov 2

It’s no secret that women in Irish agriculture have been invisible – unrecognised by the State & overlooked by their parents as successors to the family farm.

More women are challenging the system, and are not afraid to call it out.

Read my piece here: jrnl.ie/7207505

www.thejournal.ie Irish farming needs a revolution, with more fearless women at the helm Women farmers are challenging an agri system that was built on growth and control, forging a more resilient future for Irish farming.

Pippa Hackett @pippa_hackett Nov 1

Such sad news this morning.
RIP Ciara Mageean.

Pippa Hackett @pippa_hackett Oct 25

Thrilled to be recognised as Farming for Nature Ambassadors at this year’s Farming for Nature awards, joining a group of over 120 inspiring farmers across Ireland who are putting nature to the fore in their farming businesses. Thanks to the @organictrust for the nomination!

Pippa Hackett @pippa_hackett Oct 14

Rescued this gorgeous Dor beetle from a bucket this morning. It’s an earth-burrowed dung beetle, with a good helping of phoretic mites. These little mites support the work of the dung beetle by eating fly larvae, worm eggs & small nematodes in the dung.💚 #Nature #Farming #Soil

Pippa Hackett @pippa_hackett Oct 13

“…surely the most aimless Government since the dog days of Éamon de Valera in the mid-1950s…”