Rubina Freiberg

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Rubina Freiberg graduated from Griffith College Dublin with an honours degree communications and media production. She has been awarded for Best Academic Achievement, and her previous work on food labelling was nominated for the European Commission Award at the National Student Media Awards 2020. She grew up in a rural village in south-west Germany before relocating to Dublin in 2018 to pursue a career in journalism. She previously gained experience in digital and print media while working at a German newspaper creating investigative and visual content.She was also previously involved as the sub-editor for the production of ONUS, an Irish Arts and Culture Magazine. A German native, Rubina has strong passion for food and its production.

COP29: Platform launched for farmers to drive climate solutions
COP29: Platform launched for farmers to drive climate solutions

A platform to help farmers navigate the current network of agriculture-focused initiatives and programmes on climate action has been launched...

GDT price index records increase of 1.9%
GDT price index records increase of 1.9%

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has increased by 1.9% today (Tuesday, November 19), and now stands at 1,239,...

G20 committed to ‘sustainably’ increasing agricultural productivity
G20 committed to ‘sustainably’ increasing agricultural productivity

Leaders of the G20 have renewed their commitment to work towards “sustainably” increasing agricultural productivity at the G20 summit in...

Organic milk producers in Germany record cost shortfall of 19%
Organic milk producers in Germany record cost shortfall of 19%

Organic milk producers in Germany have received an average price of 55.55c/kg in the accounting year 2023/24, which left producers...

CAFRE evaluating damage after water leakage at Greenmount
CAFRE evaluating damage after water leakage at Greenmount

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is currently evaluating the full extent of a significant water leakage in...

99% of Holstein bulls globally can be traced to 2 males – FAO
99% of Holstein bulls globally can be traced to 2 males – FAO

99.75% of the global population of Holstein bulls can be traced back to two males, chief of the Sustainable Animal...

Agriculture and food among topics to be discussed at COP29
Agriculture and food among topics to be discussed at COP29

Agriculture and food are among the topics to be discussed at the 29th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29)...

Report on farm-level environmental data sharing published
Report on farm-level environmental data sharing published

The potential benefits of developing an ecosystem in which farmers can share farm-level environmental data have been highlighted in a...

Bluetongue: BTV-3 vaccine licence covers all of England
Bluetongue: BTV-3 vaccine licence covers all of England

There is now a general licence available for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine covering the whole of England, according to...

GDT price index drops slightly at latest auction
GDT price index drops slightly at latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has fallen by 0.3% at the latest event today (Tuesday, October 15), and...

All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships to take place in Kildare
All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships to take place in Kildare

The 2024 All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships are set to take place on Saturday, October 5, at Milland House Stud, W34 RF89,...

Emissions gap between aspiration and reality remains high – climate report
Emissions gap between aspiration and reality remains high – climate report

A multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has concluded that science is showing we are “far off...

GDT price index increases by 0.8% at latest auction
GDT price index increases by 0.8% at latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has recorded a slight increase of 0.8% at the latest trading event held...

Dale Farm announces milk price for August supplies
Dale Farm announces milk price for August supplies

The board of Dale Farm has set its base milk price at 41.30p/L for August supplies at 3.95% butterfat and...

Restricted zone expanded as bluetongue spreads further in UK
Restricted zone expanded as bluetongue spreads further in UK

Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) has been confirmed on further premises in the UK, as the disease continues to spread,...

Bluetongue cases in GB ‘extremely worrying’ for NI – MP
Bluetongue cases in GB ‘extremely worrying’ for NI – MP

The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said the rise in bluetongue...

Bluetongue cases in UK rise with 41 animals infected
Bluetongue cases in UK rise with 41 animals infected

Bluetongue continues to spread in the UK with the disease now confirmed in 41 animals at 13 infected premises, according...

Number of UK premises infected with bluetongue rises to 10
Number of UK premises infected with bluetongue rises to 10

The number of premises infected with bluetongue in the UK has risen to 10, with the disease now confirmed in...