Amii
E: amckeever@farmersjournal.ie
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Amii McKeever is the editor of Irish Country Living in the Irish Farmers Journal. She graduated from UCD with a BAgrSc in 2003, a Master's in Animal Science in 2005 and a Diploma in Strategic Growth from Smurfit Business School in 2013. She is a former president of the Agricultural Science Association, which is the representative body for agricultural science graduates in Ireland. She completed a Nuffield Scholarship in 2011 which explored the impact of vertical integration in the supply chain on the family farm. She is a board member of both Nuffield Ireland, on which she heads up the communications and events portfolio, and Agri Aware, the agri-food educational body, where she holds the position of treasurer. She is also a member of Ceres, the Women in Agri-Business Leadership Network.
Amii McKeever on 03 Apr 2020
Adjusting to the impact of COVID-19 on daily living
The five ways to wellbeing are to our mental health what eating five greens a day are for our physical health. Development officer with Mental Health Ireland Finola Colgan outlines why.
Amii McKeever on 02 Apr 2020
Watch: Granny Mari’s brown bread with Raine
We're letting the kids off in the kitchen while they're off school - and we're liking the results! Here is part two with Raine McKeever.
Amii McKeever on 02 Apr 2020
Lockdown or lock-in: our long-expected incarceration is finally here
Every week we will publish articles to support your mental health during these trying times. The techniques to support that mental health are consistent writes Amii McKeever
Amii McKeever on 30 Mar 2020
Working from home – adjusting mentally to your new normal
Going from working in an office to working from home has been an abrupt transition and may leave some struggling to adapt. Finola Colgan of Mental Health Ireland offers some advice to make it work
Amii McKeever on 29 Mar 2020
What ID or letters do farmers and farm workers need to carry?
The IFA and solicitor Aisling Meehan have advice on the ID requirements for farmers and employees during the coronavirus lockdown.
Amii McKeever on 31 Mar 2020
Making a will during self-isolation
An upsurge in demand for wills to be drafted has spurred the Law society into issuing new guidelines to its members. Amii McKeever writes
Amii McKeever on 24 Mar 2020
Contact tracing and the most Irish conversation ever
Many new words have entered into our day to day vocabulary due to COVID-19. We might wish they were not in our conversations but we need to be aware of what they mean. Amii McKeever writes
Amii McKeever on 22 Mar 2020
COVID-19: protecting our frontline medical staff
Navan GP Dr Marie Scully spoke to Amii McKeever about protecting our frontline health staff during COVID-19 and what to do if you need treatment or advice.
Amii McKeever on 24 Mar 2020
Phoenix Park won't Bloom this May bank holiday weekend
Unsurprisingly with mass gatherings cancelled across the country, Bloom, which attracted 115,000 visitors in 2019, has now also been cancelled, writes Amii McKeever.
Amii McKeever on 18 Mar 2020
We need to be the calm second chicken
When anxious we need to find something to do to ease that while adhering to health recommendations and social distancing. Irish Country Living will keep telling positive stories. Amii McKeever writes
Amii McKeever on 14 Mar 2020
Farm safety risks for children on farm as important as risk of coronavirus
With schools closed, childcare options for some farm families will be limited. Amii McKeever speaks to farm safety specialists about keeping our children safe on farm during the COVID-19 closures.
Amii McKeever on 10 Mar 2020
The royals choice of Grange is more important than their choice of jacket
While many of us might covet Kate Middleton’s wardrobe, Amii McKeever reflects that there are more important things to spend our money on - food being one.