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Heydon outlines importance of agri-food R&D at high-level EU event

Heydon outlines importance of agri-food R&D at high-level EU event

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with responsibility for research and development, Martin...

February 9, 2021
Heydon announces €1m for Irish researchers towards agri-food research

Heydon announces €1m for Irish researchers towards agri-food research

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, today (Monday, February 1)...

February 1, 2021
‘Support, certainty and structure’ needed for agri-food sector – Lowry

‘Support, certainty and structure’ needed for agri-food sector – Lowry

A Tipperary TD is calling on the government to support the agri-food sector and its suppliers who are facing Brexit....

November 13, 2020
‘Incredible appetite among consumers for produce delivery’

‘Incredible appetite among consumers for produce delivery’

There is an incredible appetite among consumers for getting quality produce delivered to their door and this opening for direct...

September 26, 2020
Creed ‘leads pan-European push’ for [agri] response to Covid-19

Creed ‘leads pan-European push’ for [agri] response to Covid-19

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, said that he has “succeeded in garnering the support of...

April 18, 2020
What does the future hold for NI agri-food graduates?

What does the future hold for NI agri-food graduates?

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots told students at CAFRE’s annual agri-food careers event that the sector needs to retain...

March 8, 2020
Trends and changing markets – ‘a threat and opportunity’ for food businesses

Trends and changing markets – ‘a threat and opportunity’ for food businesses

Food businesses are not built in isolation – they rely on multiple routes to market and are impacted by a...

September 13, 2019
66% of Irish food and agri-businesses have ‘no plans to sell online’

66% of Irish food and agri-businesses have ‘no plans to sell online’

Digital development within the agri-food sector is becoming big business and while online sales in Ireland have increased by 16.1%...

September 12, 2019
‘Brexit among indicators putting agri-businesses under pressure’ – IFAC

‘Brexit among indicators putting agri-businesses under pressure’ – IFAC

From Brexit to climate change, trade deals and changing consumer behaviour, Irish food and agri-business owners have much to contend...

September 11, 2019
‘We need to try and find solutions together as opposed to tearing ourselves apart’

‘We need to try and find solutions together as opposed to tearing ourselves apart’

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney has called for an end to “the standoff” between beef...

September 10, 2019
‘Supports in place but avoiding no-deal Brexit is a priority’ – Minister Creed

‘Supports in place but avoiding no-deal Brexit is a priority’ – Minister Creed

The supports that are now in place to support the agri-food sector in its preparation to address the challenges posed...

July 22, 2019
Good Food Ireland Experiences drives farm tourism

Good Food Ireland Experiences drives farm tourism

Good Food Ireland has launched a new dimension to its offering which aims to drive tourism for Irish farmers and food...

June 15, 2019
Irish food processor alliance sets targets to reduce plastic use

Irish food processor alliance sets targets to reduce plastic use

The recently formed group that compromises 11 agricultural processing and food businesses in Ireland – Plastics Action Alliance – has...

April 18, 2019
Keynote speaker announced for Nuffield Conference 2018

Keynote speaker announced for Nuffield Conference 2018

Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust Ireland (Nuffield Ireland) has announced that one of Ireland’s “most visionary” agri-food leaders, Denis Brosnan, will...

November 6, 2018
€290,000 allocated to initiatives aimed at reducing food waste

€290,000 allocated to initiatives aimed at reducing food waste

It has been announced today (Tuesday, September 11) that a total of €290,000 in funding has been allocated to initiatives...

September 11, 2018
Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday

Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday

Comber-based farm, Mash Direct, has landed a new deal to supply one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains with its...

April 11, 2018
Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods

Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods

Around 90 jobs are to go across the milk and bakery divisions of Armagh-based food firm Linwoods. The company began...

April 10, 2018
£700,000 cooked vegetable processing site opens in Co. Down

£700,000 cooked vegetable processing site opens in Co. Down

Fresh foods producer Willowbrook Foods has invested £700,000 (€794,000) in developing a state-of-the-art production facility in Newtownards, Co. Down, with...

January 31, 2018
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