Agri-Business
Teagasc is currently recruiting for a permanent research officer who will work to support the commercial mushroom sector in Ireland.
A focus on the automation of mushroom production in Ireland was the focus of a seminar this week held in Dublin.
Over €6 million has been secured under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) to fund a support package for the Irish mushroom sector.
Domestic peat will be needed in the medium term for the Irish mushroom industry, according to a new report.
'Our belief is that the future will be 'who's got the best carbon footprint'? If you are at the bottom of the list, you will lose contracts
Environment
Almost €1.7 million is to be spent by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) on a...
A former mushroom farmer, now said to be this country's first commercial vertical farmer, has signed a contract with Compass Group Ireland.
Halting peat cutting and importing it for the horticultural sector is "a case of cutting off our environmental noses to spite our face".
Offaly farmers whose 30-year-old mushroom business was devastated almost overnight in 2016 have found light at the end of a different tunnel.
