Agri-Business
Counterfeit pesticides cost Ireland €15m each year report shows
A total of 15.2% of sales are lost in Ireland each year due to counterfeit pesticides, a loss of €15m,...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Glanbia acquires two sports nutrition companies in the US and Netherlands
Glanbia plc, the global nutrition group, has announced that it is investing approximately €181m to acquire two companies, Amazing Grass...
Agri-Business
Will future risks be shared along the entire agri food chain?
The EU and national governments are seeking to reduce their exposure to farm payments moving forward, according to University of Limerick...
Agri-Business
Dawn Farms signs supply contract with Subway worth €850m
Dawn Farms has signed a new agreement with an export value of up to €850m to supply cooked sandwich meats...
Agri-Business
'Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve waste problems'
Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve hunger or food waste problems, a paper published by the Food...
Agri-Business
Glanbia announces plan for 'exciting' new cheese plant in the US
Glanbia plc has announced today that it is in advanced discussions to build and operate a new cheese and whey...
Dairy
€5m investment in Aurivo facilities underway in the west
Aurivo, one of Ireland’s leading agri-businesses, has put plans in motion to carry out a €5m investment in its facilities in...
Agri-Business
Managerial changes at the top of ABP Food Group
ABP Food Group has announced two new managerial changes which will come into effect on April 1. Finbarr McDonnell will...
Agri-Business
Leaflets on how we can eat less meat could be handed out in supermarkets
As part of a new research project to increase the consumption of vegetables, leaflets on how consumers can eat less...
Agri-Business
Extension to processing agreement between Dairygold and Glanbia
Dairygold and Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) have agreed a three-year contract manufacturing and supply collaboration to the end of 2019....
Agri-Business
Initiative offers €100,000 in funding to agriculture technology companies
Yield Lab Ireland will invest €100,000 in between four-to-six food and agriculture technology (AgTech) companies each year from all over...
Agri-Business
UK Prime Minister wants out of the EU single market
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May announced that the UK plans to leave the European Union single market as part...
Agri-Business
Coordination at EU Commission level is 'lacking' when it comes to food waste
Although a number of EU policies have the potential to combat food waste, their potential is not being exploited, according...
Agri-Business
'CAP support changes post-Brexit will have major impact on North's farming sectors'
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support changes post-Brexit will have a major impact on all the farming sectors in Northern Ireland,...
Agri-Business
If my livestock cause a road traffic accident: am I covered?
Last Friday saw cattle breaking out onto the M3 close to Dunshaughlin in Co. Meath. A major road traffic accident...
Agri-Business
ABP part of EU consortium to lead ground breaking food research
ABP Food Group has announced that it has been selected as part of a winning pan-European consortium to lead ground...
Agri-Business
'Brussels red tape will be scrapped so UK farmers can get on with farming'
Red tape from being a member of the EU will be scrapped to help British farmers get on and grow fantastic...
Agri-Business
5 things that need to be looked at in order to tackle food waste
With around 88m tonnes of food waste generated annually in the EU, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety,...
