Rural Life
Report: Young people call for changes in food system
Airfield Estate with its Youth Board has launched ‘Food Systems Through the Eyes of Young People’. The report examines what Ireland’s...
food systems
Agri Politics
Call for 'food system transformation' in next EU Commission
The EU Food Policy Coalition is calling on the next European Commission to make the transition to a sustainable food...
Sponsored
Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Environment
FAO highlights need for 'data-driven' action on global food systems
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has called for “data-driven” action to make food systems...
Agri-Business
OECD: $851bn government support for agriculture during pandemic
Total support to agriculture reached record levels of $851 billion per year during 2020-2022 for the 54 countries covered by...
Environment
Project to chart 'new normal' for sustainable dairy in Ireland
Exploring what the “new normal” will look like for sustainable dairy is part of the ongoing work of a project...
Agri-Business
'Consumers have never cared more and known less about food'
Consumers have “never cared more and known less” about the food they eat, the Agricultural Science Association Conference 2023 has...
Agri-Business
Sustainability project recommends climate-neutral beef label
Rewarding farmers for carbon sequestration, developing a climate-neutral beef label and increasing the tillage area will help create more climate-resilient...
Agri-Business
Governments need to urgently 'engage with farmers' - WFO
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) has said there is an urgent need for governments and the international community alongside the...
Sponsored
Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
Agri-Business
Irish women join European peers to discuss food systems
Women from the areas of agri-business and academia from Ireland, Turkey and Greece exchanged experiences on challenges and solutions to...
Agri-Business
Ag-tech and sustainability trends forecast to accelerate in 2023
Significant trends in the agri-food industry are expected to emerge in 2023, following a challenging year which exposed a number...
Agri-Business
€74m research collaboration to focus on climate change and food
€74 million (£64 million) is to be invested in research across Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland, focusing on climate change...
Agri-Business
Global conference on livestock sector sustainability begins in Dublin
An international conference focused on the sustainability challenges facing the livestock sector is taking place in Dublin this week. The...
N.Ireland
UFU: War in Ukraine highlights vulnerability of food production systems
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown believes that the ongoing war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance and fragility...
Environment
Can cultured meat create a sustainable food system?
Food awareness organisation ProVeg International will be speaking on the potential of cultured meat to create a sustainable food system...
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Genap slurry tanks perform to the highest of EU standards
Genap slurry tanks are new to Ireland. Manufactured in Europe and conforming to the highest EU standards for slurry and...
Agri-Business
'Farmers and food producers need financial sustainability' - minister
The drive towards sustainability is “critical to the success” of the agri-food sector, according to Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Rural Life
Pope Francis joins young farmers at World Food Forum
Young people from around the globe will be tasked with giving a key contribution to shape the future of agri-food...
Rural Life
EU pledges €140m to support research in sustainable food systems
The EU is pledging €140 million to support research in sustainable food systems and tackling food hunger. Speaking at an...
Rural Life
'We need to teach our young people in school about food'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has highlighted the role of education in food systems transformation. Last...