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Minister Creed highlights supports for food companies

Minister Creed recently chaired the 14th meeting of the Food Wise High-Level Implementation Committee (HLIC), where Brexit is a standing item. Brexit supports for food companies Minister...
Tom Mercer Moma Foods and Nick Robson Kerry Foods

Marketing in a changing environment

Lessons from Bord Bia’s Brand Forum, May 2018 Two presentations from very contrasting businesses; a small start-up English brand Moma and one of Ireland’s biggest...

Growth in out-of-home consumption and snacking in France – Bord Bia

Katie Campbell, Paris Office, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board As highlighted in a previous Bord Bia Food Alert from January, the average French consumer spends 68%...
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Horticulture in the Dáil – Percentage of land used to grow vegetables

Written answers Thursday, 11 October 2018 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Horticulture Sector Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) Link to this: Individually | In context 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...

Doyle welcomes UN International Year of Plant Health 2020 adoption

Watch the International Year of Plant Health video. Andrew Doyle TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for...
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DAFM Brexit – Registration documents for Traders of Plants & Plant Produce for Companies...

Applicants are required to complete the following forms to complete the registration process: 1. DAFM Plant Health Registration Form (doc 154Kb) 2. Corporate Client System (CCS) Form - Company (doc...
Today, IPM Potato Group Ltd and Teagasc signed a new fifteen year agreement in Oak Park, Carlow. Pictured (Front Row) were: Marcel De Sousa, IPM Director; Ian Ireland; Managing Director, Donegal Investment Group; Gerry Boyle, Teagasc Director; Liam Herlihy, Teagasc Chairman; (Back Row) were: Colm McDonnell, R&D Manager, IPM; Denis Griffin, Potato breeder, Crops Science Department, Teagasc; Sean Mulvany, Head of Technology Transfer, Teagasc and John Spink, Head of Crops Environment and Land Use, Teagasc.

Potato partnership powers success

Teagasc and IPM Potato Group (IPM) have been collaborating since the early 1970s when they first formed a partnership to breed new varieties of...

Young and Keen? Join in the Young Horticulturist of the Year Quiz!

Young Horticulturist of the Year 2014 competition is starting with local heats. The Institute of Horticulture Young Horticulturist of the Year (YHoY) 2014...

An Taoiseach acknowledges the vital contribution of Agriculture and horticulture to the Irish economy

400 delegates from across Ireland’s agri-food sector participated at a conference today to develop a collective vision for the agri-food sector to 2030. Minister...
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Statement from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on COVID-19

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is working closely with the Department of Health and with other Departments, as part of a...