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

September 11, 2018

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

Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday

April 11, 2018

N.Ireland

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

Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods

April 10, 2018

N.Ireland

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

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

January 31, 2018

N.Ireland

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 the aim of…

‘Agri-food: Ignore consumer data at your peril’ – industry analyst warns

January 31, 2018

N.Ireland

Just five key points form the basis of consumer food buying decisions, Mintel’s Brian O’Connor told an audience of Northern Ireland’s leading agri-food…

IFEX to bring world’s best butchers to the test in Belfast

December 3, 2017

N.Ireland

IFEX – Northern Ireland’s food-service trade expo – is expected to host an extra 500 people from 12 countries next year as it…

‘Fifth-quarter’ products among pork exports off to China

November 24, 2017

N.Ireland

Two pork processors in Northern Ireland are among a select few in the UK given the green light to ship products to China.…

‘Farmers must prepare to produce in a post-glyphosate era’

November 10, 2017

Agri-Business

Farmers must prepare to produce food in a ‘post-glyphosate’ era, Darina Allen – owner and founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School – has cautioned.…

Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost

November 2, 2017

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the commercial viability of…

‘Automation could solve the agri-food industry’s labour shortage problems’

October 26, 2017

N.Ireland

Robots that pick fruit, weeds, and even go out into the field and feed the cows could become a common feature on farms of…

Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm

October 16, 2017

Agri-Business

A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms, has ventured out on his own to start an…

‘Slow Food’ festival celebrates return with two local product launches

October 1, 2017

Rural Life

A festival celebrating the best of the north west’s home-grown produce will return to the ‘maiden city’ next weekend. Northern Ireland’s Slow Food…

We don’t do cheap food in Ireland

August 12, 2017

Opinion

Paul Caskie, an economist with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, told delegates attending a recent agribusiness briefing…

Brexit: More important for UK to get special food deal with Spain than Ireland

July 18, 2017

Agri-Business

The UK would be better off securing a special trade deal on food with Spain than with Ireland, according to a leading British…

Top 10 agriculture priorities for the new Taoiseach – IFA

June 15, 2017

Agri-Business

Following his election as Taoiseach yesterday, Leo Varadkar has been issued with a submission from the IFA relating to the top 10 priorities…

‘Busy carrot planting season a success – for upcoming July harvest’

May 16, 2017

When walking down the fruit and veg aisle of our local supermarket, we tend to take for granted the fresh produce on our…

Discussions underway to find a single agri-food Brexit strategy for Northern Ireland

April 30, 2017

N.Ireland

According to Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) Chairman Declan Billington, discussions are ongoing between his organisation and the Ulster Farmers’ Union…

‘A National Food Ombudsman would protect fair prices for farmers’

March 2, 2017

Agri-Business

A National Food Ombudsman would help to ensure farmers receive a fair price for their produce, according to Fianna Fail TD Charlie McConalogue.…

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