Agri-Business
NFU head lands Tesco agri director job
Tesco has announced the appointment of Tom Hind as its new agriculture director. Hind, who has more than 15 years...
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Agri-Business
Agri-food trade mission to Switzerland
Leading a strong trade mission , including Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney TD will meet major...
Agri-Business
New dawn with Horizon 2020
Teagasc this afternoon welcomed the conclusion of negotiations on Horizon 2020, which took place during the Irish Presidency of the...
Rural Life
The Farm has highest rate of occupational death
The principal driver of good health and safety management on farms is taking ongoing preventative action. This was the message...
Rural Life
Prof Walls steals the Virginia Show
Prof Patrick Wall, associate professor of public health in University College Dublin’s School of Public Health and Population Sciences, and...
Agri-Business
Agri-food chain review
A review of agri-food chain regulations in Ireland is under way. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today announced...
Agri-Business
Audit under way of Ireland's food inspection system
UPDATE: Ireland’s entire food inspection system is under review and for the first time outside consultants are set to advise...
Rural Life
Organic summer farm walks
UPDATE: A nationwide series of national organic farming open days will take place this summer. Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture,...
Environment
Managing grass to produce fodder
A NORTHERN IRELAND VIEW ON GRASS So far the month of June has provided a welcome respite from the adverse...
Environment
Thatch cottages grant under fire
Grants for the renovation of thatched cottages throughout Ireland are set to be significantly reduced. This is according to the...
Environment
82 ash dieback disease cases confirmed
More than 800 concerned people attended one of a nationwide series of information meetings to learn more about Chalara fraxinea,...
Beef
Tesco beef labelling move will boost competition, IFA
UPDATE: The latest developments in Tescos in retail labelling protocols on beef has been welcomed by the Irish Farmers Association...
Other
Complete review of Ireland's food inspection system
Ireland’s entire food inspection system is under review and for the first time outside consultants are set to advise the...
Arable
Ireland passes water quality report
A Teagasc report into water quality and farming in six catchment areas has showed positive results. The report on phase...
Beef
Schmallenberg meetings under way
Following the granting of a license to MSD Animal Health to market the new Schmallenberg vaccine in Ireland, five information...
Other
High-level meet-up on fodder crisis
The next session of the Food Harvest 2020 group will focus solely on the fodder crisis and the outlook for...
Beef
Extra farm fund for BVD wipeout
Funding is to be made available to farmers who have multiple cases of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) infected calves. The payment...
Rural Life
Social farming to help people in need
Social farming has the potential to offer solutions to public service provision in rural areas and to re-connect farmers with...
