Dutch high-tech greenhouses catch attention of investors from outside sector
Advances in protected cropping technology, particularly in semi-closed greenhouses and control systems based on artificial intelligence, enable nurseries to be built and crops produced...
Minister meets farm organisations on Ukraine supply chains
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., met with the main farm organisations and Teagasc yesterday to discuss the impact on...
Ukraine government suspends export of grain
Interfax Ukraine, the Kyiv based news organisation, has reported that the Ukrainian government has moved to suspend all exports of certain essential foodstuffs.
Interfax reports:...
Copa-Cogeca call on EU leaders to establish ‘food shield’ in response to Ukraine crisis
Copa-Cogeca, the umbrella organisation representing European farmers and agri-cooperatives, has called on European leaders to establish a food shield to face the consequences of...
Minister commences series of visits to agri-food, forestry and marine research facilities
Martin Heydon, T.D Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with special responsibility for research and innovation, has commenced...
Funding boosts fresh opportunities for ex-military in food supply chain
Ex-forces and career changers are being targeted in a bold new programme to skill up the fresh produce sector.
Kickstarted by a £450,000 Government grant for...
Syngenta appoints Sean Loakes as Technical Manager
Sean expands the existing Syngenta technical and business team, to offer further specialist
trials expertise and developing new integrated solutions for turf, landscape, ornamentals
production and...
Minister McConalogue issues call for food waste reduction initiatives
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., has issued a call for proposals for Food Waste Reduction Initiatives under the...
Premium oats grower lands Glanbia Ireland 2021 Grain Supplier of the Year Award
Kildare grain growers Matt and Luke Dempsey have claimed the Glanbia Ireland Grain Supplier of the Year Award for 2021, amid strong competition from across...
IFA: Horticulture growers give unanimous mandate for protest action
The IFA reports that horticulture growers have given a unanimous mandate for direct action if retailers don’t give a fair price increase.
The meeting was...
