Stella Meehan

Editor

Stella Meehan has a Masters in Journalism from NUI (National University of Ireland) Galway and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Sociology and Politics. She comes from a farming and business background in Co. Galway. Previously, she worked in the broadcasting, print and political sectors.

Agri-Business

Alltech to help with biogas production for Mid-Ulster biorefinery

Global animal nutrition company, Alltech, has signed an agreement with Tobermore Concrete, CEMCOR and Road Safety Contracts to become a...

July 10, 2024

Agri Politics

AIC wants certainty on agri policy issues

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has welcomed Steve Reed MP as the newly appointed Secretary of State for the Department...

July 8, 2024

Agri-Business

Alltech begins 2-year partnership with Meat Business Women

Alltech has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting gender diversity, equality and inclusion across the global meat and food supply chain...

July 8, 2024

N.Ireland

OEP investigates DAERA over failure to adopt environmental plan

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has announced today (Monday, July 8) that it is investigating the Department of Agriculture,...

July 8, 2024

Agri-Business

FAO Food Price Index: Increased demand for dairy in June

The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...

July 5, 2024

Agri-Business

Illegal trade of fake pesticides and fertilisers scuppered in Europe

An illegal trading scheme in banned and fake pesticides and fertilisers that were potentially dangerous to consumers’ health has been...

July 4, 2024

N.Ireland

Research trial: Extra 100kg N/ha only yielded 1t DM/ha per year

A research trial into yields as a result of sowing multi-species swards has revealed that using an additional 100kg of...

July 3, 2024

N.Ireland

€1.4m for major research project on reducing GHGs in agriculture

Funding of €1.4 million is being provided to a research consortium, involving University of Galway, to pioneer greenhouse gas (GHG)...

July 1, 2024

Environment

New Zealand reveals independent panel to review methane science

The government in New Zealand has unveiled members of an independent panel to review the science around methane emissions. The...

June 28, 2024

Agri-Business

Cork’s Dairy Concepts secures international contract with M&S

Dairy Concepts, headquartered at Moorepark dairy research and development campus in Fermoy, Co. Cork, has clinched a significant international contract...

June 26, 2024

N.Ireland

Watch: Are you thinking of restoring dry stone walls?

The tradition of building dry stone walls in Ireland is synonymous with our rural and green landscape and dates back...

June 15, 2024

Agri-Business

smaXtec wins ‘Digital Disruptor’ award

Cow health management company, smaXtec has won a ‘Digital Disruptor award at a ceremony in Austria. Dsm-firmenich, the nutrition, health...

June 6, 2024

Agri-Business

Significant rise in group operating profit at Greencore

Convenience food business Greencore has reported a significant boost in group operating profit in its latest financial results for the...

May 21, 2024

N.Ireland

Gallery: Balmoral Show and Lely’s 50,000th Astronaut robot

With breaks of sunshine in between cloud, day one of Balmoral Show yesterday (Wednesday, May 16) brought thousands of visitors...

May 16, 2024

N.Ireland

Lakeland Dairies offers €2,000 young farmer study tour prize

Cross-border dairy-processing cooperative Lakeland Dairies has announced the creation of a young farmer competition which will be part of the...

May 15, 2024

Agri-Business

Global land prices on rise for more than 2 decades

Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes are creating an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’, threatening farmers and food production, according...

May 13, 2024