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Christmas

Consumers to spend more on meat and dairy this Christmas - AHDB

Rural Life

5 days ago

Consumers to spend more on meat and dairy this Christmas - AHDB

80% of consumers are planning celebrations that are the same size, if not larger, than Christmas 2024, according to AHDB

Kantar: 'Record-breaking' €1.4bn spent on groceries over festive period

Agri-Business

11 months ago

Kantar: 'Record-breaking' €1.4bn spent on groceries over festive period

Take-home value for groceries sales over the four weeks to the end of 2024, according to latest data from Kantar

Tesco: 'Strong volume growth' in Ireland driven by fresh food

Agri-Business

11 months ago

Tesco: 'Strong volume growth' in Ireland driven by fresh food

Tesco said the performance of fresh food has driven "strong volume growth" in the Republic of Ireland with continued market share gains.

Find out where to recycle your Christmas tree for free

Rural Life

11 months ago

Find out where to recycle your Christmas tree for free

With the new year in full swing, a lot of us will spend time this weekend doing the dreaded task of taking down the Christmas tree

Survey shows half the food bought at Christmas goes uneaten

Rural Life

11 months ago

Survey shows half the food bought at Christmas goes uneaten

Christmas is a time of significant food waste, with 50% of the food bought ending up uneaten, according to new survey results

Dairy

12 months ago

Dairy Throwback: Simple cow nutrition works on Kilkenny farm

Over the course of the Christmas period, Agriland has decided to revisit some of the most popular and interesting ‘Dairy Focus’ articles...

Dairy Throwback: Simple cow nutrition works on Kilkenny farm

Dairy

12 months ago

Calf milk replacer: What will you be paying this spring?

Even though most people are forgetting about work on Christmas day and over the festive period, the price of milk replacer is on the mind...

Calf milk replacer: What will you be paying this spring?

Rural Life

12 months ago

'Think before you pour' this Christmas when it comes to fats and oils

Clean Coasts and Uisce Éireann have teamed up to encourage everyone cleaning up to 'think before you pour' when it comes to fats and oils

'Think before you pour' this Christmas when it comes to fats and oils

Rural Life

12 months ago

Watch: Tractor mechanic moonlights as Santa in aid of Temple Street

Every December, tractor mechanic, John Houlihan, closes up shop before hitting the road in his homemade sleigh to santa...

Watch: Tractor mechanic moonlights as Santa in aid of Temple Street

Rural Life

12 months ago

Memories - hobnail boots on rural roads at Christmas

Hobnail boots on a country road in Connemara. We counted the steps in sound. Each step sending a thud into the night time sky.

Memories - hobnail boots on rural roads at Christmas

Dairy

12 months ago

'Dairy Throwback' series to go live over Christmas period

With the Christmas period now well and truly underway, Agriland has decided to do a 'Dairy Throwback' series which revisits some of the...

'Dairy Throwback' series to go live over Christmas period

Agri-Business

12 months ago

Brussels sprouts: The divisive Christmas table staple

Today is set to be the single busiest day of the year in Irish supermarkets as shoppers stock up on their Christmas table essentials.

Brussels sprouts: The divisive Christmas table staple

Rural Life

12 months ago

How to prioritise your mental health this Christmas

Turn2Me, Ireland’s national mental health charity, is urging people who find Christmas difficult to make use of its free online services.

How to prioritise your mental health this Christmas

Pig/Poultry

12 months ago

Watch: Turkey farming in the lead up to the busiest time of year

As we sit down to enjoy our turkey, ham and all the trimming, its important to remember the preparations that went into each ingredient

Watch: Turkey farming in the lead up to the busiest time of year

Rural Life

12 months ago

Met Éireann: No white Christmas, but mild and more settled

Met Éireann said the weather will become milder and more settled with high pressure expected to dominate as we enter Christmas week.

Met Éireann: No white Christmas, but mild and more settled

Agri-Business

12 months ago

Gold-winning Irish farmhouse cheeses to choose this Christmas

Agriland spoke to Blas na hÉireann's Fallon Moore about four Irish farmhouse cheeses which have been awarded gold in this year's awards.

Gold-winning Irish farmhouse cheeses to choose this Christmas

Rural Life

12 months ago

Make the Moove support line to operate during Christmas

Make the Moove, the mental health and wellbeing charity for farmers and rural communities, is extending its support services over Christmas.

Make the Moove support line to operate during Christmas

Rural Life

12 months ago

Veterinary Ireland offers 'safe' advice for pet owners this Christmas

Veterinary Ireland has offered advice for this coming Christmas season, in order to ensure safety for family pets

Veterinary Ireland offers 'safe' advice for pet owners this Christmas

Dairy

12 months ago

NDC announces winner of Christmas card competition

The NDC has announced its winner of a special competition, 'Deck the Herd', to design the organisation’s 2024 Christmas card

NDC announces winner of Christmas card competition

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Rural Life

12 months ago

Consumers called on to 'look for the logo' when food shopping

Consumers are being called on to look for relevant food quality and assurance logos when they go shopping for their Christmas dinner.

Consumers called on to 'look for the logo' when food shopping

Agri-Business

12 months ago

Senator calls for public to support Irish horticulture this Christmas

A member of the Seanad is calling on the public to support the Irish horticulture sector this Christmas by buying Irish products.

Senator calls for public to support Irish horticulture this Christmas

Rural Life

12 months ago

What to gift the farmer in your life this Christmas

Searching for inspiration this Christmas for the farmer in your life? Look no further than this list of fail safe, sock-free options

What to gift the farmer in your life this Christmas

Rural Life

12 months ago

ISPCA urges public to help animals in need this Christmas

The ISPCA is urging the public to support its work rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming Ireland’s most vulnerable animals this Christmas.

ISPCA urges public to help animals in need this Christmas

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