Ireland’s horticultural output was valued at approximately €4.77 million at the farmgate in 2019, according to preliminary figures from the...
July 19, 2020
The European Commission announced exceptional support measures for the wine sector on Tuesday, July 7, while also announcing support for...
July 8, 2020
Rain may have landed over the past few days, but vegetable growers will be counting the cost of recent drought...
June 19, 2020
The Irish field vegetable sector is being severely impacted by the continuing drought according to a statement from the Irish...
June 9, 2020
The demand in Europe for fruit and vegetables has seen a large increase in recent weeks, which is being attributed...
March 30, 2020
Liam Ryan is in a sector where demand is outstripping supply and keeping up with that demand is his biggest challenge....
December 22, 2018
Following on from the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) protest outside Marks & Spencer last week over the low-cost selling of...
December 20, 2018
Paul Brophy is one of a small number of large-scale broccoli growers in the country. His vegetable business is solely...
August 21, 2018
Bottomleys Evergeens & Farm is a family run company, based at Glade Valley, North Carolina – beside the Blueridge Mountains...
June 4, 2018
Having grown up in housing estates on Dublin’s northside, Rory and Sheila Magorrian found themselves transplanted to north Cork where...
April 8, 2018
When John Graham from Raphoe opened a farm shop in December 2014, it didn’t just benefit him financially but also...
December 29, 2017
The run-up to Christmas is normally the time when Irish supermarkets go for broke and slash fresh produce prices. Invariably,...
December 17, 2017
If ever Bord Bia needed to come up with an effective marketing campaign for the potato industry, this could well...
November 12, 2017
Wholesale prices on dairy products increased by 20.5% year-on-year in May, helping to drive up overall factory gate costs, according...
June 26, 2017
Astronauts have successfully grown cabbage on the International Space Station, having previously grown lettuce and flowers. NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson...
February 20, 2017
There is only one grower of iceberg lettuce left in Ireland, according to IFA Vegetable Committee Chairman Paul Brophy. It’s...
As part of a new research project to increase the consumption of vegetables, leaflets on how consumers can eat less...
January 25, 2017
The IFA has accused supermarkets of below cost selling practises, in light of the decision taken by a number of...
December 22, 2016
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