Stella Meehan

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Stella Meehan has a Masters in Journalism from NUI (National University of Ireland) Galway and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Sociology and Politics. She comes from a farming and business background in Co. Galway. Previously, she worked in the broadcasting, print and political sectors.

1,800 jobs to be cut a major global dairy cooperative

Agri-Business

1,800 jobs to be cut a major global dairy cooperative

Global dairy cooperative, FrieslandCampina has confirmed that it intends to lower costs by reducing over 1,800 jobs worldwide over the...
FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November

Agri-Business

FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November

The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher...
Copernicus: 2023 set to be warmest year on record

Environment

Copernicus: 2023 set to be warmest year on record

2023 looks set to be the warmest year on record according to the latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service...
Cost of living crisis may impact Christmas food choices – AHDB

Agri-Business

Cost of living crisis may impact Christmas food choices – AHDB

Christmas is a notoriously expensive time of year, and as the ongoing challenges of the cost of living crisis continue...
FAO at COP28: ‘We have to produce more with less’

Environment

FAO at COP28: ‘We have to produce more with less’

Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agri-food systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food...
Weekend weather: Cold snap but mostly dry conditions

Rural Life

Weekend weather: Cold snap but mostly dry conditions

The weekend weather forecast indicates some freezing temperatures but a mostly dry weekend ahead. According to the Met Office, today...
Scotch Lamb goes global for St. Andrew’s Day

Sheep

Scotch Lamb goes global for St. Andrew’s Day

The Middle East could prove a lucrative new market for Scottish sheep producers, with First Minister Humza Yousaf among the...
Weight data trials underway on beef farms in Scotland

Beef

Weight data trials underway on beef farms in Scotland

Having the time to effectively use the information gathered from weighing cattle can be a challenge for farmers in Scotland,...
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef attends COP28

Beef

Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef attends COP28

Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) leaders are attending COP28 to discuss how sustainable beef production can contribute to mitigating...
Arla Foods chief appointed as new AHDB CEO

Agri-Business

Arla Foods chief appointed as new AHDB CEO

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has announced the appointment of Graham Wilkinson as its new chief executive officer...
Report: Brazil expected to reach record levels of beef production

Agri-Business

Report: Brazil expected to reach record levels of beef production

Brazil is expected to reach record levels of beef production in 2024, according to a new report today (Tuesday, November...
Symposium: Hill farmers urged to ‘demand more money’

N.Ireland

Symposium: Hill farmers urged to ‘demand more money’

Hill farmers and those farming uplands have been urged to “demand more money” in order to ensure they protect nature...
Origin Enterprises revenue drops by 25% due to fertiliser pricing

Agri-Business

Origin Enterprises revenue drops by 25% due to fertiliser pricing

Origin Enterprises Plc., the international agronomy services group which has headquarters in Dublin, has issued its first quarter trading update...
Weekend weather: Bright start but rain to follow

Rural Life

Weekend weather: Bright start but rain to follow

The weekend weather forecast indicates a dry and bright day today (Friday, November 17), before more wind and rain arrives...
Lakeland Dairies announces plan to close some facilities

Dairy

Lakeland Dairies announces plan to close some facilities

Lakeland Dairies has announced today (Wednesday, November 15) that it plans to close three of its facilities over the next...
New Defra secretary urged to prioritise live export bill

Agri Politics

New Defra secretary urged to prioritise live export bill

The new secretary of state for the environment, Steve Barclay has been urged to prioritise a new bill that will...
Potato supply chain company acquires York-based Wolds Produce

Agri-Business

Potato supply chain company acquires York-based Wolds Produce

Integrated potato supply chain specialists AKP Group based in North Lincolnshire, has completed the acquisition of Wolds Produce, based in York....
Women in Ag Awards to be presented at Agritechnica

Agri-Business

Women in Ag Awards to be presented at Agritechnica

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) and Women in Ag Magazine have today (Tuesday, October 31) announced the winners of this...
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