Bernie Commins

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Senior News Journalist

Bernie Commins has an honours degree in journalism from Dublin Institute of Technology. She previously worked in the world of agri media as editor of several industry publications and as a journalist she has covered a variety of topics from farm safety to rural-life matters. She also has a background in regional newspaper reporting. From south Tipperary originally, she spent her formative years on her uncle’s dairy farm.

Glanbia suppliers urged to declare sustainability actions

Dairy

Glanbia suppliers urged to declare sustainability actions

Glanbia Co-op milk suppliers are being urged to declare any sustainability actions they’re undertaking on their farm. In February, Glanbia...
Exciting restoration project will bring five-acre bog back to life

Agri-Business

Exciting restoration project will bring five-acre bog back to life

A community-led project in the Conamara Gaeltacht will restore a five-acre bog in Seanadh Phéistín, and will research potential income...
Deer hunting: Mandatory training now required for first-time applicants

Agri-Business

Deer hunting: Mandatory training now required for first-time applicants

First-time deer-hunting licence applicants must now provide proof that they have undertaken an approved training course before they are legally...
A climate for crickets – Irish company paves the way for new protein source

Agri-Business

A climate for crickets – Irish company paves the way for new protein source

An Irish family-owned company has signed a distribution agreement with a Vietnamese manufacturing company, Cricket One, to provide cricket protein...
Global dairy top-20 – leaders, movers and shakers

Dairy

Global dairy top-20 – leaders, movers and shakers

Rabobank has published (Thursday, August 18) its annual Global Dairy Top 20, revealing the 2022 industry leaders of one of...
Joined-up thinking leads to nitrogen-reducing pilot on Dutch dairy farms

Agri-Business

Joined-up thinking leads to nitrogen-reducing pilot on Dutch dairy farms

Joined-up thinking within the Dutch agri-sector has created a three-way partnership that has launched a pilot programme aimed at reducing...
Bayer Environmental Science to be renamed ‘Envu’

Agri-Business

Bayer Environmental Science to be renamed ‘Envu’

Bayer Environmental Science Professional business has announced it will be renamed Envu. Envu will be a standalone company, contingent on...
Ornua supports UCC sustainability scholarship for second year

Agri-Business

Ornua supports UCC sustainability scholarship for second year

Ornua has announced its continued support for a fully funded postgraduate scholarship at Cork University Business School, University College Cork...
‘Decision-making process and evidence need to be aired in public’ – Save the Boyne

Agri-Business

‘Decision-making process and evidence need to be aired in public’ – Save the Boyne

An Bord Pleanála’s decision not to hold an oral hearing as part of the planning process around Dawn Meats’ proposed...
Hereford herdowners urged to get snapping for annual comp

Rural Life

Hereford herdowners urged to get snapping for annual comp

Hereford herdowners are being urged to get out and get snapping as the annual Hereford Photo & Calendar Competition has...
Kerry announces July milk price and ‘additional payments’

Agri-Business

Kerry announces July milk price and ‘additional payments’

Kerry Group has increased its milk price for July by 2.5c/L, compared to last month, bringing the price up to...
Chicken product recalled due to mis-packing issue – FSAI

Agri-Business

Chicken product recalled due to mis-packing issue – FSAI

A chicken product has been recalled due to a mis-packing issue, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)....
Gardaí investigating agri-fuel theft in Tipperary

Rural Life

Gardaí investigating agri-fuel theft in Tipperary

Gardaí in Co. Tipperary are investigating two incidents of agricultural fuel-related thefts that occurred in the south of the county....
Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA in pigs can jump to humans – study

Pig/Poultry

Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA in pigs can jump to humans – study

A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged...
Study: Naturally occurring lake bacteria can help remove plastic pollution

Agri-Business

Study: Naturally occurring lake bacteria can help remove plastic pollution

A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on...
ESB: ‘Further weather-related outages can be expected’

Agri-Business

ESB: ‘Further weather-related outages can be expected’

Further weather-related outages can be expected in the southern end of the country, where extended Met Éireann thunderstorm warnings are...
Curb the coffee, shun the sugar – are you up for a food-security challenge?

Agri-Business

Curb the coffee, shun the sugar – are you up for a food-security challenge?

Could you curb your coffee intake; leave out the lemon; say sayonara to sugar? Could you shun imported foods, and...
Public consultation launched on risk of plant-protection products to bees

biodiversity

Public consultation launched on risk of plant-protection products to bees

A public consultation has been launched relating to a risk assessment of plant-protection products and their impact on bees. The...