Kathleen O'Sullivan

Wind warnings in place with gusts of up to 110km/h to hit
Wind warnings in place with gusts of up to 110km/h to hit

A number of wind warnings are in place for Ireland with gusts of 90-110 km/h expected as Storm Arwen hits...

Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project
Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest. Minister...

UK-NZ trade deal ‘presents serious concerns’ for NI agriculture
UK-NZ trade deal ‘presents serious concerns’ for NI agriculture

The trade deal agreed between the UK and New Zealand presents "serious concerns" for Northern Ireland's agriculture, Agriculture Minister Edwin...

Fonterra milk price increase could see $13b flow into regional NZ
Fonterra milk price increase could see $13b flow into regional NZ

Fonterra has increased and narrowed its forecast farmgate milk price range to NZD $7.90 - $8.90/kgMS, from NZD $7.25 -...

EU agri-food exports to UK down €411m this year
EU agri-food exports to UK down €411m this year

The biggest decline in agri-food exports from January to July of this year was seen in those to the UK,...

Global wheat prices up 41% with consumption hitting ‘all-time high’
Global wheat prices up 41% with consumption hitting ‘all-time high’

Global wheat prices are up 41% on last year due to "tightening export availabilities amid strong demand", the Food and...

87% of global agri producer support is ‘price distorting and environmentally harmful’ – UN
87% of global agri producer support is ‘price distorting and environmentally harmful’ – UN

87% of global support to producers in the agricultural sector is "price distorting and environmentally and socially harmful", according to...

McDonald’s announces launch date for first plant-based burger
McDonald’s announces launch date for first plant-based burger

McDonald’s has announced the launch date for its first ever plant-based burger. McDonald’s in the UK and Ireland said it...

New Zealand government to phase out live exports by sea
New Zealand government to phase out live exports by sea

The New Zealand government has announced that the export of livestock by sea will cease following a transition period of...

‘No-deal’ Brexit could lead to 4% increase in fruit and veg prices in the UK
‘No-deal’ Brexit could lead to 4% increase in fruit and veg prices in the UK

A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could result in a 4% average increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables in the UK,...