New Clients to Organic Farming and Production
The pdf document link below provides a simple chart of the certification process for new applicants. IMPORTANT Notice on the Organic Farming Scheme...
O’Neill Welcomes The Latest Positive Figures on the Local Food and Drinks Processing Sector
The figures were published in the annual report, 'Size and Performance of the NI Food and Drinks Processing Sector, Subsector Statistics 2012, with provisional...
Coveney Invites Proposals from Trade Organisations for Promotion of Agricultural Products – 50% EU...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD recently invited Irish Trade Organisations to submit proposals to his Department...
International Climate Policy Must Focus on Food Security – IFA
Responding to the UN IPCC Climate Change 2013 – The Physical Science Basis, Eddie Downey said, "The IPCC report identifies that the...
Minister Hayes Visits Fruit Logistica in Berlin
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Tom Hayes, TD, commended Bord Bia and their partner the...
Teagasc Vegetable Seminar 2014 Latest News
Full House with Attendance of Over 150 for Opening Speaker Lorcan Bourke of Bord Bia. Lorcan Bourke Reports that Vegetables and...
Potatoes Remain Most Important Vegetable Carbohydrate in Britain
In Great Britain, potatoes are the second most popular carbohydrate consumed in the home (after bread), with over 53 million people eating...
Foster: Food A Good News Story for Northern Ireland
Launching Fermanagh chef Noel McMeel's new book 'Irish Pantry', Arlene Foster added that the heritage and quality of Northern Ireland's food meant that it...
Government Decision on Rural Development Funding Recognises Importance and Potential of Farming and Food...
IFA President Eddie Downey said the Government announcement this evening on their commitment to national co-financing for the next CAP Rural Development...
IOFGA Conference 11th Feb 2014, County Arms Hotel, Birr, Co. Offaly
As 2014 is the year of the 'Family Farm', it seems only appropriate to discuss the potential and opportunities for the organic...