Horticulture Politics – Impact that Storm Emma has had on the Horticultural sector
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the reopening of the horticulture investment scheme;...
Berry Seminar held at the new glasshouse facility Teagasc Ashtown
Teagasc celebrated the launch of the 2018 berry season with a berry seminar held in their new research glasshouse facility in Ashtown, Dublin. The...
Recruitment crisis – Joseph Blair
Ireland’s recovering horticulture sector is facing a problem it hasn’t had to deal with for over a decade: a hiring shortage. Joseph Blair of...
DUP MP warns of agri-food workers ‘crisis’ after Brexit – BBC News
Agri-food companies are at "crisis point" over the availability of labour, a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP has warned.
David Simpson said a failure to...
Berry Seminar
To celebrate the start of the 2018 berry season we are holding a berry seminar combined with a tour of our new glasshouse facilities...
Bord Bia event to deliver €40 million in new business for Irish food companies
Today (Monday, 9th April) marks the official start of Marketplace International 2018, a global food buyers event organised by Bord Bia to drive new business for Ireland’s...
Boost for Irish food industry as Bord Bia announces largest-ever recruitment drive
In a major boost for the sector, Bord Bia has today announced that it is commencing recruitment for 29 new positions to support the continued growth and development...
Could You Be a Brinner Winner?
Amy Bond, Assistant Librarian and Information Specialist, Bord Bia – The Irish Food Board
Bord Bia’s Busy Lives Consumer Lifestyle Trend outlines how consumers’ lives are becoming...
Vegan trend creates opportunity for vitamin B12 enhanced products
Sarah Phelan, Paris Office, Bord Bia –Irish Food Board
Veganism is mainstreaming amongst more and more younger consumers in Europe. With numerous studies showing that...
Horticulture sector needs storm damage support / IFA
IFA Horticulture Chairman Paul Brophy is calling on the government to provide support for horticulture producers whose businesses were severely impacted by Storm Emma.
He...
