Celebrate strawberry season – Bord Bia
‘Celebrate Strawberry Season’ launched w/c May 18 and will run right through to September 2020. A revised COVID-19 response means that this year the...
Rising to COVID-19 challenge
As lockdown took hold of the country on March 27, Irritec Irrigation Technology was slap bang in the middle of their busiest March in...
Farmony signs European distribution agreement with Sananbio
Irish Agtech company, Farmony, has signed a European distribution deal with Sananbio for their vertical farming Radix systems. The Dublin-based startup, established in 2018,...
Seasonal workers recruitment campaign – Teagasc
A national seasonal recruitment campaign led by Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) started in April with the aim of recruiting a...
Mix it up with Mushrooms from Europe – Bord Bia
An application for more EU co-funded mushroom promotion in the UK, Ireland and (for the first time), Germany was made on June 3. The...
Bayer agrees to pay $10.9bn to settle Roundup claims – RTÉ News
Bayer has agreed to settle thousands of US lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weed killer Roundup caused cancer for as much as $10.9 billion...
Irish vegetable and fruit report May 2020 – IFA
Following a wet February and early March, the spell of favourable weather in late March/April allowed growers to make good progress with planting. The...
Creed confirms 3,000 registered Farm Partnerships
The Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. today confirmed that the number of established Registered Farm Partnerships (RFPs) has now...
7 Great Free Online Sources of Covid-19 Insight – Bord Bia
Author: Lauren Sneyd, Library Assistant & Information Specialist, Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board
This Foodalert will highlight some of the great free online...
