Women in Agriculture
'Small-scale food production will answer a lot of problems' - suppliers
We need small-scale food production as an answer to a lot of our problems, according to Janet Power and Jenny...
Horticulture
Environment
EPA: 53,000t of food waste generated at production stage
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that an estimated 53,000t of food waste was generated at the primary production...
Rural Life
Mount Congreve named as partner garden by Royal Horticultural Society
Mount Congreve Gardens in Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford has been officially designated as a partner garden by the Royal Horticultural Society...
Horticulture
Watch: Why the sun is not shining for strawberry growers this year
“I hate coming down here” – that’s the honest opinion of one strawberry grower in Carlingford, Co. Louth when he...
Horticulture
Dutch farmer growing crops and 30 types of vegetables on 7ha
A farmer in the Netherlands has developed a sustainable business model based making efficient use of natural resources while growing...
Horticulture
Co. Kerry school wins SuperValu Let's GROW initiative
Nagle Rice National School in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, has been announced as the winner of Grow it Yourself (GIY) and...
Agri-Business
5,000ac blueberry farm in China yielding from 2-3t/ac
While attending the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition which is taking place Sichuan Provence, China, Agriland visited a Blueberry farm located...
Environment
Watch: 2024 International Horticultural Expo in China
The International Horticultural Exhibition for 2024 is taking place in Chengdu, China, from April to October of this year and...
Agri-Business
Growers tell Minister Hackett about weather challenges
Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity with special responsibility for Horticulture, Pippa Hackett has heard from growers about...
Rural Life
Plough On project aims to tackle rural loneliness
An initiative called Plough On aimed at tackling rural isolation and loneliness in Northern Ireland has been developed after Tyrone-based...
Environment
Bord Bia expects 100,000 visitors to Bloom 2024
Embracing the outdoors for health and wellbeing, planet-conscious living and quality Irish food are some of the many themes that...
Agri-Business
205 work permits issued to agriculture sector in April
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) issued 205 work permits to companies in the agriculture, forestry and fishing...
Agri-Business
Call on EU to find 'workable agreement' on fruit and veg packaging
Copa Cogeca has urged EU negotiators to find a “workable agreement” for packaging in the fruit and vegetable sector. The...
Horticulture
Rabobank: Value of vegetable trade rose with rising prices
The value of the vegetable trade rose in line with rising prices, reaching 3% average annual growth from 2017 to...
Agri-Business
Over 1,000 work permits issued in agriculture, fishing and forestry
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) issued 1,002 work permits for foreign-national workers in the agriculture, forestry and fishing...
Agri-Business
Retailers urged to offer 'weather payment' to fruit and veg growers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president has called on all players in the food chain, particularly large retailers, to support...
Agri-Business
DAFM launches survey for commercial small and organic growers
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has launched a survey for commercial small and organic growers across...
Agri-Business
842 work permits issued for agriculture, forestry and fishing sector
842 work permits for foreign-national workers were issued in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in the first two months...