Rubina Freiberg

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Rubina Freiberg graduated from Griffith College Dublin with an honours degree communications and media production. She has been awarded for Best Academic Achievement, and her previous work on food labelling was nominated for the European Commission Award at the National Student Media Awards 2020. She grew up in a rural village in south-west Germany before relocating to Dublin in 2018 to pursue a career in journalism. She previously gained experience in digital and print media while working at a German newspaper creating investigative and visual content.She was also previously involved as the sub-editor for the production of ONUS, an Irish Arts and Culture Magazine. A German native, Rubina has strong passion for food and its production.

FAO food price index rises after grain deal termination
FAO food price index rises after grain deal termination

The termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative has influenced a rise in global food commodity prices last month, the...

Biofuel companies in China audited over potential fraud
Biofuel companies in China audited over potential fraud

Unannounced integrity audits have been carried out at several biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil plants in China following reports of...

German supermarket charges ‘true costs’ of meat and dairy
German supermarket charges ‘true costs’ of meat and dairy

German supermarket Penny has raised its prices of nine mainly dairy and meat products to reflect their “true costs” on...

NI road users asked to be mindful of farmers amid wet weather
NI road users asked to be mindful of farmers amid wet weather

Road users have been asked to be mindful of farmers and their working conditions as the wet weather continues across...

‘Gower Salt Marsh Lamb’ new UK geographical indication
‘Gower Salt Marsh Lamb’ new UK geographical indication

“Gower Salt Marsh Lamb” has been approved as a new geographical indication from the UK by the European Commission today...

Grain facility hit by Russian drone attack in Odesa region
Grain facility hit by Russian drone attack in Odesa region

A grain hangar and cargo storage tanks in the Odesa region of Ukraine have been destroyed in a drone attack...

GDT price index continues to fall at latest event
GDT price index continues to fall at latest event

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has declined by 1% to 959 at the latest trading event today (Tuesday,...

Black Sea Grain Initiative: 2.5% of exports to low-income countries
Black Sea Grain Initiative: 2.5% of exports to low-income countries

Low-income countries received 2.5% of the over 32 million tonnes of grain exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according...

Russia withdraws from Black Sea Grain Initiative
Russia withdraws from Black Sea Grain Initiative

Russia has today (Monday, July 17) withdrawn from the Black Sea Grain Initiative which allowed for the export of more...

NI farm walk to focus on potential of multi-species swards
NI farm walk to focus on potential of multi-species swards

The potential role of multi-species swards on beef and sheep farms in Northern Ireland will be examined at a farm...

Low quotations for dairy drive down food price index
Low quotations for dairy drive down food price index

International quotations for wheat, maize, vegetable oils and cheese have dropped significantly, while the prices of meat have risen last...

Last grain shipment to leave Ukraine under current Black Sea deal
Last grain shipment to leave Ukraine under current Black Sea deal

One last vessel is set to leave Ukraine today (Wednesday, May 17), before the Black Sea Grain Initiative as it...

Australia commits AUD$5.6m to phase out live sheep exports by sea
Australia commits AUD$5.6m to phase out live sheep exports by sea

The government in Australia has announced that it will commit AUD$5.6 million over two years to phase out live sheep...

G7 nations must work together to reach global food security – FAO
G7 nations must work together to reach global food security – FAO

With hunger levels rising and domestic food price inflation soaring in much of the world, collective actions are necessary to...

US remains ‘top competitor’ in animal products trade – USDA
US remains ‘top competitor’ in animal products trade – USDA

The US remains a top competitor in the trade of animal products having reached over $36 billion in exports in...

Agri-business masters circular economy approach using biogas
Agri-business masters circular economy approach using biogas

A circular economy approach in which vegetable residues are turned into biogas covers up to 40% of the energy used...

Plant-based diets can free up land for rewilding – research
Plant-based diets can free up land for rewilding – research

Edinburgh and Stockholm could rewild 408,000ha of land if its residents adopted plant-based diets, the director of the Oxford Martin...

US-Ireland agri research partnership 2023 launched
US-Ireland agri research partnership 2023 launched

The 2023 US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership in Agriculture has been launched by the Minister of State with special responsibility...