Agri-Business
ALDI has extended its partnership with Sunglow Nurseries for Irish strawberries with a new five–year contract worth almost €14 million.
The cost of inputs for the horticulture sector has increased by an average of 51% over the past five years, according to a new report.
"I hate coming down here", the words from a strawberry grower from Co. Louth as he looked around at his polytunnel.
A report published by Teagasc this week has confirmed that combined input costs have risen by 40% across Ireland’s horticultural sectors
Environment
A German consumer campaign calling for supermarkets to boycott berries grown near Spain's Donana wetland has been signed by thousands.