Agri-Business
Two new schemes open for horticulture sector
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Fruit
Agri-Business
Retailers urged to offer 'weather payment' to fruit and veg growers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president has called on all players in the food chain, particularly large retailers, to support...
Horticulture
Fruit and vegetables: Call for forum to address waste
A “food forum” must be established to deal with the issue of wastage of “imperfect” fruit and vegetables, according to...
N.Ireland
M&S joins Armagh vegetable grower to boost pollinator activity
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed that it is now working with a Co. Armagh vegetable grower to help boost...
Agri-Business
79% of consumers say locally grown vegetables are higher quality
79% of consumers believe that locally grown vegetables are of higher quality and almost three quarters believe they are worth...
Horticulture
Horticulture investment scheme closing date moved back
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced a short extension to the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid...
Horticulture
Report: Irish eat more fruit and veg than other EU countries
People in Ireland eat more daily portions of fruit and vegetables than in any other EU country, according to a...
Tillage
Ireland leads the way in EU fruit and veg consumption
The population of Ireland eats more fruit and vegetables on a daily basis than any other EU member state, new...
Agri-Business
Commission adopts 'exceptional measures' for fruit and veg
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, October 6) adopted “exceptional measures” to support “risk management tools” in the fruit and...
Tillage
UK Government asks people to pick fruit and veg for Britain
After all the controversy over fruit pickers being flown into Ireland AgriLand noted with interest the #PickForBritain campaign. The UK...
Rural Life
Keelings flies seasonal farm workers to Ireland
Irish fruit farm Keelings has confirmed that it has flown a number of skilled seasonal workers into Ireland to pick...
Agri-Business
Fruit and vegetable demand 'booming' in Europe
The demand in Europe for fruit and vegetables has seen a large increase in recent weeks, which is being attributed...
Agri-Business
Dairy wholesale prices rise 20% annually; fruit and veg costs decline
Wholesale prices on dairy products increased by 20.5% year-on-year in May, helping to drive up overall factory gate costs, according...
Agri-Business
Behind the scenes at one of Europe's largest fruit and veg co-ops
BelOrta is one of the largest suppliers of fruit and vegetables in Europe and in 2015 the Belgian co-op generated...
Agri-Business
Are Producer Organisations key to the future of the fruit and veg sector?
There appears to be an increasing push at European level for fruit and vegetable growers to establish Producer Organisations. The...
Agri-Business
Ireland receives €1.3m for Food Dudes fruit and veg school scheme
Ireland is to receive €1.3m in the latest funding round from the EU’s school Fruit and Vegetables Scheme, the European...
Agri-Business
Youth of today aren't eating their fruit and veg!
Shoppers under the age of 35 are buying less fresh produce (fruit and vegetables) than they were two years ago,...