N.Ireland
Robbie Butler MLA recognises the concerns of farmers regarding the possibility of de-stocking herds into the future.
Opinion
First off, we had the snow at the beginning of January - it was a great start to the new year that was 2026.
The impact of the winter weather system that has hit the United States over recent days can be best summed in one word: catastrophic.
Rural Life
The INHFA has called for food production to be placed on the education syllabus for national and secondary schools.
The HSENI announced a series of advisory and inspection visits across the agri-food sector as part of its healthier workplaces campaign.
AHDB has welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs' 'new approach to land use'.
Environment
Global nitrous oxide emissions from human activities have increased by 40% between 1980 and 2020, new research has found.
Other
A new art project "The Quickening" is set to explore farming, and food production in the face of present "ecological and climate crises".....
A free education programme that links farmers with schools across the country through Zoom calls - 'Farmer Time', has connected 2,500 studen
Agri-Business
Irish food production has increased by 5.6% between June and August 2023, when compared to the same period last year, the CSO has said.
Taxes, bans and product reformulations should be considered to encourage consumers to shift to a more plant-based diet, an EU report has said.
Pig/Poultry
The United States Department of Agriculture has granted approval for laboratory-grown chicken to be sold to US consumers.
Tillage
Charlie McConalogue, has acknowledged that Ireland’s tillage sector has lost out under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) regime.
The rapid development of flash droughts are predicted to occur on a global scale, according to a...
The discovery of plastic and muscle fibres in a consignment of surplus food imported as animal feed raises questions according to the IGGG.
Just over half (53%) of Irish consumers feel that climate impact is important when buying food, according to a new survey.
Agri Politics
More diverse regional and local food production is needed to safeguard food security in the EU, rapporteur Calbecki has said.
Food production increased by 8.6% from April to June, compared to the previous three-month period, according to the CSO.
Today marks 'Earth Overshoot Day' at which humanity has used all biological resources that the earth regenerates during a year.
Climate change policies shouldn't encourage a reduction in food supply in Europe and a change of mindset is needed around them
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine convened this evening...
Production agriculture must be seen as an industry delivering a key public good, according to the UFU at a recent press event.
Close to 40% of food and drink production in Ireland - valued at more than €25 billion - is by Irish-owned firms, according to the DAFM
