Bernie Commins

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Senior News Journalist

Bernie Commins has an honours degree in journalism from Dublin Institute of Technology. She previously worked in the world of agri media as editor of several industry publications and as a journalist she has covered a variety of topics from farm safety to rural-life matters. She also has a background in regional newspaper reporting. From south Tipperary originally, she spent her formative years on her uncle’s dairy farm.

Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in wild bird in Ireland

N.Ireland

Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in wild bird in Ireland

The Irish government's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed avian influenza H5N1 in a wild bird...
Collaboration with industry key to addressing climate change

Agri-Business

Collaboration with industry key to addressing climate change

The food and drink industry in Northern Ireland must be part of addressing the climate change challenge. Speaking at the...
Health-enhancing poultry products in the pipeline

Agri-Business

Health-enhancing poultry products in the pipeline

Agri-tech company, Devenish and Canadian biotech company, Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara) have secured funding to develop algae-derived poultry feed that...
Vast majority of shoppers now buy local brands

Agri-Business

Vast majority of shoppers now buy local brands

Research has revealed that 93% of consumers now actively choose to buy local food and drink brands with 27% "always"...
COP26: ‘We cannot continue with a ‘business as usual’ approach – Minister Poots

Environment

COP26: ‘We cannot continue with a ‘business as usual’ approach – Minister Poots

Speaking ahead of his attendance at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, which commences...
Increased milk yield per cow has led to improved carbon footprint – DAERA report

Dairy

Increased milk yield per cow has led to improved carbon footprint – DAERA report

Carbon intensity indicators for Northern Ireland have been published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Northern...
NI Protocol: Majority now view it as ‘a positive thing’

N.Ireland

NI Protocol: Majority now view it as ‘a positive thing’

Research at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) has found that the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (the NI Protocol) is viewed, on...
NI ‘faces difficult task to achieve net zero emissions’ – climate chair

Agri-Business

NI ‘faces difficult task to achieve net zero emissions’ – climate chair

Northern Ireland’s dependence on agriculture will impede the region's ability to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the chair of...
British sheepmeat mislabeled as Irish – Carthy

Agri-Business

British sheepmeat mislabeled as Irish – Carthy

A Freedom of Information (FoI) request relating to sheepmeat has confirmed a case involving ‘mislabeling UK ovine as Irish origin'...
Capturing carbon: World’s largest ‘climate-positive’ facility opens in Iceland

Agri-Business

Capturing carbon: World’s largest ‘climate-positive’ facility opens in Iceland

A state-of-the-art facility opens today in Iceland that will capture 4,000t of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, per year,...
Part 2: Five more myth-busting facts about antibiotics and animals

Beef

Part 2: Five more myth-busting facts about antibiotics and animals

Agriland recently shared part one in a two-part myth-busting series about antibiotics and animals from the European Platform for the...
Climate change: Think-tank urges support for alternative meat products

Agri-Business

Climate change: Think-tank urges support for alternative meat products

In a report published this morning (September 6), British think-tank, Social Market Foundation, has urged supporting the development and sale...
FAO: Global food commodity prices experience ‘rapid rebound’

Agri-Business

FAO: Global food commodity prices experience ‘rapid rebound’

Following two consecutive months of decline in June and July, global food commodity prices experienced a 'rapid rebound' in August,...
Agriculture, logging, and livestock farming top threats to world’s trees – report

Environment

Agriculture, logging, and livestock farming top threats to world’s trees – report

Agriculture, logging and livestock farming are the top threats to the world's trees, but climate change and extreme weather are...
Global leaders call for reduction in antimicrobials used in food systems

Dairy

Global leaders call for reduction in antimicrobials used in food systems

Global leaders and experts have called for a significant and urgent reduction in the amounts of antimicrobials - including antibiotics...
FDA receives multiple reports of people using ivermectin to self-treat Covid-19

Dairy

FDA receives multiple reports of people using ivermectin to self-treat Covid-19

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received multiple reports of people requiring medical support and hospitalisation after self-medicating...
Why your tea-break can help other farmers if you choose wisely

Agri-Business

Why your tea-break can help other farmers if you choose wisely

The mid-morning tea-break is one of life's little pleasures. We think nothing of sinking, swirling and squeezing that teabag before...
Anaerobic digestion an ‘immediate GHG mitigation solution’ – WBA

Environment

Anaerobic digestion an ‘immediate GHG mitigation solution’ – WBA

The World Biogas Association (WBA) has said that anaerobic digestion (AD) has been 'dangerously overlooked' in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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