N.Ireland
Latest round of EFS agreements issued
Approximately 160 Higher and 370 Wider offers will be issued as part of the fourth tranche of the Environmental Farming...
N.Ireland
Approximately 160 Higher and 370 Wider offers will be issued as part of the fourth tranche of the Environmental Farming...
Agri-Business
The LEADER Food Initiative, which provides funding support for new and existing artisan, micro and small food producers, will continue...
N.Ireland
A key Stormont committee has urged Northern Ireland’s health minister to ensure meat-processing sector workers are prioritised in plans to...
Agri-Business
The European Commission has published its monthly trade report detailing how agri-food exports fared between January to August 2020. During...
Dairy
Efficient use of fertiliser will be the key focus of a new short video series that is being produced by...
Agri-Business
The veal sector is in a “very difficult situation” and is expected to impact on demand for Irish calves in...
Agri-Business
Ógra Fianna Fáil members have backed a motion calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been criticised by a TD for the “totally unacceptable” decision not...
Beef
By Gordon Deegan There has been one fatality among the 176 workplace accidents that have occurred in meat processing plants...
Agri-Business
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has launched a guidance booklet for veterinary nursing, entitled “The Role and Scope of...
Agri-Business
The College of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Loughry Campus has supported small and medium-sized businesses innovate through the...
Forestry
The Irish Timber Growers Association (ITGA) 2021 Forestry and Timber Yearbook was launched this week by Minister with responsibility for Forestry at...
Agri-Business
Kerry Cooperative Creameries Limited (Kerry Co-op) has announced the re-election of Mundy Hayes as chairman. A dairy farmer from Kilflynn,...
Agri Politics
The establishment of a new authority dubbed the National Food Ombudsman was a commitment included under the Programme for Government...
Agri-Business
Agritech has appointed Maeve Regan as its head of ruminant nutrition. Agritech is one of Ireland’s leading specialist agricultural companies...
Environment
The European Commission has today (Monday December 14) decided to withdraw Mancozeb – a substance in pesticides – from the...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the appointment of a new board member to the Livestock and...
Agri-Business
Sales of beef in Irish supermarkets grew by 19% in November, according to new data by Kantar. The latest figures...