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Galway farmer elected as UN hero

Blátnaid Gallagher is the founder of the Galway Wool Co-op and she is involved with a number of other agricultural initiatives.

NEWS 26 August 2026

Galway farmer elected as UN hero

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Hogan in the race to lead the FAO

Hogan in the race to lead the FAO

NEWS 19 August 2026

Another record high for sheep meat price index

Another record high for sheep meat price index

NEWS 9 August 2026

Cereals, dairy and beef all fall in food price index

Cereals, dairy and beef all fall in food price index

Cereals, dairy and beef all fall in food price index

NEWS 6 July 2026

Decade of global growth forecast

Decade of global growth forecast

Decade of global growth forecast

NEWS 1 July 2026

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Stable food price index hides performance of beef

Stable food price index hides performance of beef

Beef price index set another new record in May – continuing a long upward trend.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Growth of chicken and pork as the meats of choice

Growth of chicken and pork as the meats of choice

Meat, dairy and egg production have all increased over the past six decades.

NEWS 15 April 2026

The Big Interview: Phil Hogan on the CAP budget, Trump and that FAO job

The Big Interview: Phil Hogan on the CAP budget, Trump and that FAO job

Hogan held the position of European Commissioner for Trade before he was “unceremoniously hauled down” as he stated himself from the role in August 2020.

NEWS 15 April 2026

You like your politics here,eh?

You like your politics here,eh?

Ireland's nominee for the director general job at the FAO in Rome, was in great form as he spoke in front of a global audience in Kildare last week but there may have been too much politics for some.

DEALER 15 April 2026

Pigs and poultry driving global meat production

Pigs and poultry driving global meat production

FAO report shows that pig and poultry are the dominant meat proteins with modest expansion in beef output and slight decline in sheepmeat output in 2025.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Dempsey at Large: food self-sufficiency policies

Dempsey at Large: food self-sufficiency policies

Europe on the other hand has steadily traded access to its food market at the expense of its own farmers, but in the interest of access for its own products and services.

VIEWPOINTS 15 April 2026

Strait of Hormuz crisis could trigger global agri-food shock

Strait of Hormuz crisis could trigger global agri-food shock

If farmers produce with fewer inputs there will be lower yields later this year and in 2027, with higher food commodity prices and retail food inflation likely for the next few years.

NEWS 15 April 2026

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Drone as a Service brings spraying and spreading tech to the Ploughing

Visit 'Drone as a Service' at the National Ploughing Championships to see precision agriculture; aerial spraying and spreading; and more.

Drone as a Service brings spraying and spreading tech to the Ploughing

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