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.

French farmers cause chaos at agricultural fair in Paris
French farmers cause chaos at agricultural fair in Paris

French farmers have spilled manure and attempted to surround French president Emmanuel Macron at an agricultural fair in Paris today...

Ukrainian farmers invest in dairy on land unaffected by war
Ukrainian farmers invest in dairy on land unaffected by war

Ukrainian farmers are investing in the dairy sector on land that has not been occupied by Russia, the president of...

GDT price index up by over 4% at latest event
GDT price index up by over 4% at latest event

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has increased by 4.2% at the latest trading event held today (Tuesday, February...

Lower wheat and maize prices lead decline in food price index
Lower wheat and maize prices lead decline in food price index

Lower wheat and maize prices have lead a decline in the Food Price Index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation...

Higher costs per calorie for vegan and veggie alternatives – study
Higher costs per calorie for vegan and veggie alternatives – study

Vegan and vegetarian alternatives cost consumers 30% more per calorie than dairy or meat equivalents, according to the findings of...

Thousands attend showdown of farmer protests in Berlin
Thousands attend showdown of farmer protests in Berlin

Thousands of farmers have attended a rally at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin today (Monday, January 15), following a week...

Man fined £50,000 for destroying historic lime kiln structures
Man fined £50,000 for destroying historic lime kiln structures

A Co. Antrim landowner has been fined £50,000 for destroying historic lime kiln structures, according to the Police Service of...

GDT price index up 1.2% at first event in 2024
GDT price index up 1.2% at first event in 2024

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has increased by 1.2% at the first trading event in 2024 held today...

German farmers protest against cut in tax reliefs
German farmers protest against cut in tax reliefs

German farmers have been protesting at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin against government plans to cut farmer tax reliefs in...

Intensify livestock production in ‘relevant locations’ – FAO
Intensify livestock production in ‘relevant locations’ – FAO

Livestock production should be intensified in “relevant locations” to achieve zero hunger, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the...

Farmers worldwide and their transition to ‘climate-smart agriculture’
Farmers worldwide and their transition to ‘climate-smart agriculture’

Many farmers worldwide consider strategies to adapt to climate change as “business as usual” in their countries, a producer-led global...

Dawn Meats sources 96% of Irish cattle from QA farms
Dawn Meats sources 96% of Irish cattle from QA farms

Dawn Meats sources 96% and 81% of Irish cattle and lamb from Bord Bia quality assured farms respectively, according to...

Swapping DJ desk for tillage to start ‘farming revolution’
Swapping DJ desk for tillage to start ‘farming revolution’

What started with a field of 80 years of conventional maize in France has turned into a support network for...

GDT price index drops slightly at latest event
GDT price index drops slightly at latest event

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has dropped slightly by 0.7% at the latest trading event today (Tuesday, November...

Dutch company secures €40m loan to end culling of male chicks
Dutch company secures €40m loan to end culling of male chicks

Dutch agri-tech company, In Ovo has entered a €40 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to end...

Report finds ‘huge’ losses of nitrogen to the environment
Report finds ‘huge’ losses of nitrogen to the environment

Nitrogen use efficiency in the food system is between 5% and 15% which indicates “huge” losses to the environment, a...

Meat ‘inefficient’ in feeding growing world population – study
Meat ‘inefficient’ in feeding growing world population – study

Humanity can produce 14 times more protein on the same amount of land by switching from meat to plant proteins,...

New Red Tractor standards and modules ‘on hold’
New Red Tractor standards and modules ‘on hold’

Red Tractor has announced that it will put new standards and additional modules on hold until an independent review of governance has...