Natasha Browne

UK farmers told branding will combat cheap meat after Brexit
UK farmers told branding will combat cheap meat after Brexit

British farmers have been urged to use branding to set their red meat produce apart from an influx of “cheaper...

Fair Deal Nursing Home Scheme: A farmer’s guide
Fair Deal Nursing Home Scheme: A farmer’s guide

A motion calling for the immediate reform of the Fair Deal Nursing Home Support Scheme was successfully carried by 51...

Kildalton College ‘likely to extend application deadline’
Kildalton College ‘likely to extend application deadline’

Kildalton College expects to keep applications for its agriculture courses open through the summer, according to Assistant Principal Tim Ashmore....

Trend in demand for agriculture courses ‘shifts’ as economy picks up
Trend in demand for agriculture courses ‘shifts’ as economy picks up

There has been a shift away from full-time agriculture courses towards distance education as the economy has grown, according to...

Sheep slaughterings surge 17% year-on-year
Sheep slaughterings surge 17% year-on-year

Sheep slaughterings rose an impressive 17% in April compared to the same month last year, according to the latest data...

Dairy helps drive annual growth in wholesale prices
Dairy helps drive annual growth in wholesale prices

Annual manufacturing prices climbed 1.8% in April, with growth in dairy delivering a particular boost to the wholesale price index...

Livestock haulier slapped with €4,000 fine over ‘misleading records’
Livestock haulier slapped with €4,000 fine over ‘misleading records’

An Offaly-based road haulier that counts livestock among its services has been fined €4,000 for “false or misleading records” on...

Decline in food exports weakens growth in UK market
Decline in food exports weakens growth in UK market

Export growth to the UK fell sharply from 12% in 2015 to just 2% last year as demand for Irish...

Irish food waste ‘contributes to €143 billion bill’
Irish food waste ‘contributes to €143 billion bill’

Ireland has one of the worst records for food waste in the EU, contributing to a total annual bill of...

Ireland among world’s ‘worst performers’ for wildlife conservation
Ireland among world’s ‘worst performers’ for wildlife conservation

Ireland has one of the world’s lowest effort levels for wildlife conservation despite the potential economic and ecological gains, according...