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...
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Agri-Business
Aldi's Sizzling steaks
Last night the roof terrace at the trendy No Name Bar was the setting for Aldi’s Summer Steak Out, a...
Agri-Business
No to Croatia, says export head
Croatia joining the EU next Monday 1 July is not helpful at this point in time, according to the Irish...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia -the future of frozen food
Bord Bia: Time-poor consumers are looking for shortcuts but don’t want to compromise on taste or quality; more diverse foods...
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...
Rural Life
Online payments threaten rural post offices
An Post has once again won the tender for social welfare payment services from 2014, it was announced this morning....
Dairy
Outlook for dairy post-quota
The signs are healthy for Irish dairy post-quota. This is according to a recent dairy industry news conference in London. In...
Agri-Business
25% increase in agri-food exports since 2003
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has this morning launched the 2013 edition of ‘Trade and Transport’, an up-to-date guide for examination...
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...
Agri-Business
Job losses at meat processing company
More than 150 staff at three meat processing factories for Tulip have been told their jobs are at risk after the company...
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,...
Rural Life
Bog snorkelling as clear as mud
Images of Monaghan and Ireland will be seen by more than 2.8 million people across Canada later this year, after...
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...
Agri-Business
Origin Green celebrates birthday
Bord Bia’s Origin Green initiative is celebrating its first-year anniversary this week. Origin Green is a unique sustainability development programme...
Agri-Business
Relish Ballymaloe
AgriLand talks to Little Island-based Maxine Hyde of Ballymaloe Foods about the evolution of the Ballymaloe brand. Ballymaloe House is...
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...
Dairy
EU milk monopoly concerns post quotas
An EU regional committee has raised serious concerns about the liberalisation of the milk market, in particular monopoly behaviour by...
