Bernie Commins

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Senior News Journalist

Bernie Commins has an honours degree in journalism from Dublin Institute of Technology. She previously worked in the world of agri media as editor of several industry publications and as a journalist she has covered a variety of topics from farm safety to rural-life matters. She also has a background in regional newspaper reporting. From south Tipperary originally, she spent her formative years on her uncle’s dairy farm.

Bayer Environmental Science to be renamed ‘Envu’

Agri-Business

Bayer Environmental Science to be renamed ‘Envu’

Bayer Environmental Science Professional business has announced it will be renamed Envu. Envu will be a standalone company, contingent on...
Study: Naturally occurring lake bacteria can help remove plastic pollution

Agri-Business

Study: Naturally occurring lake bacteria can help remove plastic pollution

A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on...
Lakeland Dairies announces July milk price

Agri-Business

Lakeland Dairies announces July milk price

Lakeland Dairies is the first processor to announce a July milk price, and has increased payments to all suppliers in...
Arla’s August milk-price increase breaks 50p/L

Dairy

Arla’s August milk-price increase breaks 50p/L

Arla Foods has confirmed a milk-price increase for August 2022, increasing the on-account price by €1.0c/kg for both conventional and...
Don’t be so hard on your hearing – top tips to avoid hearing loss on the farm

N.Ireland

Don’t be so hard on your hearing – top tips to avoid hearing loss on the farm

In the Republic of Ireland (ROI), 25% of farmers aged 30, and 50% of farmers aged 50 have some form...
‘Most likely, almost every steak and burger contains small pieces of plastic’

Dairy

‘Most likely, almost every steak and burger contains small pieces of plastic’

A pilot study conducted by researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has found that nearly 80% of meat and dairy products...
Profits at risk if meat and dairy investors don’t engage in climate action – report

Agri-Business

Profits at risk if meat and dairy investors don’t engage in climate action – report

A new report is warning that profits are at risk if investors do not engage with the meat and dairy...
FAO report: Price drop in cereals but price rise in meat and dairy

Agri-Business

FAO report: Price drop in cereals but price rise in meat and dairy

The barometer for world food commodity prices declined slightly in June for the third consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture...
Climate change is no storm in a teacup for producers and industry

Environment

Climate change is no storm in a teacup for producers and industry

In the UK, we do love our tea. But is this the latest product to fall foul of climate change,...
Arla identifies movers and shakers seeking protein for sports nutrition

Agri-Business

Arla identifies movers and shakers seeking protein for sports nutrition

Mainstream consumers are increasingly seeking out protein for sports nutrition, but their needs and purchase motivations vary, according to a...
Overall decrease recorded in use of antimicrobials – WOAH

Dairy

Overall decrease recorded in use of antimicrobials – WOAH

The use of antimicrobials in animals across the world has shown an overall decrease of 27% between 2016 and 2018,...
No more ‘meaty’ names for plant-based foods in South Africa

Agri-Business

No more ‘meaty’ names for plant-based foods in South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in South Africa looks set to ban using meat-related words...
Sheep farmers on worm red alert as wet and warm weather persist

Sheep

Sheep farmers on worm red alert as wet and warm weather persist

Sheep farmers are being advised to be on their guard against nematodirus and stomach worms as warm and wet weather...
Poots visits Royal Highland Show on its 200th anniversary

Agri-Business

Poots visits Royal Highland Show on its 200th anniversary

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (NI), Edwin Poots, has visited the Royal Highland Show in...
Protocol changes will put agri-food enterprises at risk -Taoiseach

Agri-Business

Protocol changes will put agri-food enterprises at risk -Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has said that the British government’s attempts this week to change the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol, show that...
Spring crops for biodiversity – CAFRE block attracts five pairs of lapwings

Environment

Spring crops for biodiversity – CAFRE block attracts five pairs of lapwings

Spring crops growing at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) farm are showing the true value of...
GDT up 1.5% signalling first increase since March

Agri-Business

GDT up 1.5% signalling first increase since March

For the first time since March 1, 2022, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded an increase following its...
Cow milk is top agricultural product in 38 countries – report

Agri-Business

Cow milk is top agricultural product in 38 countries – report

The most widely cultivated agricultural commodities worldwide are cow milk, sugar cane, corn, wheat, and rice according to a new...
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