Aisling O'Brien

Aisling O

Senior News Journalist

Aisling O’Brien graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a masters in journalism and also holds a bachelor of arts from University College Cork (UCC). Since 2007, the Kerry native has worked in broadcast media, most recently at Radio Kerry, where she presented the weekly farming show for six years. Aisling has won several awards for her work, including Best Radio Show at the Irish Guild of Agricultural Journalism awards.

Fonterra increases farmgate milk price forecast

Agri-Business

Fonterra increases farmgate milk price forecast

Fonterra Co-operative Group has today (Monday, October 9) increased its farmgate milk price forecast on the back of improved demand...
Silver Hill Duck scoops Great Taste Golden Fork award

Agri-Business

Silver Hill Duck scoops Great Taste Golden Fork award

Silver Hill Duck has claimed top honours for taste in Ireland at the Great Taste Golden Forks award ceremony. The...
Forestry conversions impact New Zealand livestock numbers

Agri-Business

Forestry conversions impact New Zealand livestock numbers

Land-use change, including forestry conversions, is continuing to impact livestock numbers in New Zealand, according to a study by Beef...
Origin Enterprises acquires UK-based landscape supplier

Agri-Business

Origin Enterprises acquires UK-based landscape supplier

Origin Enterprises, the Dublin-headquartered international agronomy services group, has today (Thursday, August 31) announced the acquisition of a UK-based landscape...
Arla group revenue over €7bn despite ‘inflationary pressure’

Agri-Business

Arla group revenue over €7bn despite ‘inflationary pressure’

Arla Foods has reported group revenue of just over €7 billion for the first half of 2023, an almost 11%...
NPWS releases osprey chicks as part of reintroduction programme

N.Ireland

NPWS releases osprey chicks as part of reintroduction programme

The Republic of Ireland's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) released the first osprey chicks as part of a new...
Ospreys breed in NI for first time in over 200 years

N.Ireland

Ospreys breed in NI for first time in over 200 years

Ospreys have been recorded breeding in Northern Ireland - and the entire island of Ireland - for the first time...
140t of illegal pesticides seized in Brazil

Agri-Business

140t of illegal pesticides seized in Brazil

Around 140t of imported pesticides have been seized by authorities in Brazil during the country’s largest ever operation targeting illegal...
Ukraine: Russian attacks destroy 270,000t of grain

Agri-Business

Ukraine: Russian attacks destroy 270,000t of grain

Officials in Ukraine have said that 270,000t of grain has been destroyed as a result of Russian attacks on the...
Ammonia-harvesting technology used to reduce pig farm emissions

Environment

Ammonia-harvesting technology used to reduce pig farm emissions

Testing is underway as part of a major project aiming to reduce the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from livestock....
Arla Foods subsidiary signs distribution agreement in China

Agri-Business

Arla Foods subsidiary signs distribution agreement in China

Arla Foods Ingredients has signed a new distribution agreement in China with Zhongbai Xingye Food Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. Zhongbai...
New Zealand delays requirement for farmers to report emissions

Agri-Business

New Zealand delays requirement for farmers to report emissions

The government of New Zealand has decided to delay the requirement for farmers to report climate change emissions until later...
Pig kidney working for over 30 days in human body after transplant

Rural Life

Pig kidney working for over 30 days in human body after transplant

A genetically engineered pig kidney transplanted into a man declared brain-dead continued to "function well" after 32 days, US surgeons...
NZ farmers asked to collect sheep droppings for research project

Agri-Business

NZ farmers asked to collect sheep droppings for research project

Farmers in New Zealand are being asked to collect sheep droppings as part of a groundbreaking research project on facial...
40% of consumers to reduce alternative meat intake – survey

Agri-Business

40% of consumers to reduce alternative meat intake – survey

40% of consumers are planning to reduce their intake of alternative meat products, according to a new survey. The finding...
Marks & Spencer reports strong food sales growth

Agri-Business

Marks & Spencer reports strong food sales growth

British retailer Marks & Spencer has today (Tuesday, August 15) reported that like-for-like food sales grew by over 11% in...
Rare bird makes return to designated peatland site

N.Ireland

Rare bird makes return to designated peatland site

An increasingly rare breeding bird has returned to a designated peatland site in Co. Down for the first time in...
Brazil buys milk powder to support dairy farmers against imports

Agri-Business

Brazil buys milk powder to support dairy farmers against imports

The government in Brazil is planning to buy milk powder at retail prices in a bid to support the country’s...
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