Rural Life
New breed of grocers embrace nostalgia
The grandsons of Dominic Doyle who owned and ran the renowned D.B. Doyle’s butchers and meat processing plant in Newbridge,...
Rural Life
The grandsons of Dominic Doyle who owned and ran the renowned D.B. Doyle’s butchers and meat processing plant in Newbridge,...
Agri-Business
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, October 6) adopted “exceptional measures” to support “risk management tools” in the fruit and...
Rural Life
A Co. Tipperary-based family that closed its mushroom business in 2016 as a result of Brexit, has just completed the...
Agri-Business
Smaller pack sizes and new packaging formats that allow potatoes to be microwaved for convenience, are among the industry trends...
Tillage
Ireland’s horticultural output was valued at approximately €4.77 million at the farmgate in 2019, according to preliminary figures from the...
Tillage
The European Commission announced exceptional support measures for the wine sector on Tuesday, July 7, while also announcing support for...
Tillage
Rain may have landed over the past few days, but vegetable growers will be counting the cost of recent drought...
Tillage
The Irish field vegetable sector is being severely impacted by the continuing drought according to a statement from the Irish...
Agri-Business
The demand in Europe for fruit and vegetables has seen a large increase in recent weeks, which is being attributed...
Tillage
Liam Ryan is in a sector where demand is outstripping supply and keeping up with that demand is his biggest challenge....
Rural Life
Following on from the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) protest outside Marks & Spencer last week over the low-cost selling of...
Tillage
Paul Brophy is one of a small number of large-scale broccoli growers in the country. His vegetable business is solely...
Tillage
Bottomleys Evergeens & Farm is a family run company, based at Glade Valley, North Carolina – beside the Blueridge Mountains...
Rural Life
Having grown up in housing estates on Dublin’s northside, Rory and Sheila Magorrian found themselves transplanted to north Cork where...
Rural Life
When John Graham from Raphoe opened a farm shop in December 2014, it didn’t just benefit him financially but also...
Opinion
The run-up to Christmas is normally the time when Irish supermarkets go for broke and slash fresh produce prices. Invariably,...
Opinion
If ever Bord Bia needed to come up with an effective marketing campaign for the potato industry, this could well...
Agri-Business
Wholesale prices on dairy products increased by 20.5% year-on-year in May, helping to drive up overall factory gate costs, according...