innovation
Barry Cassidy on 07 Aug 2018
Devenish secures multi-million euro investment for major expansion
Commitments from the EIB, Ulster Bank and Danske Bank have seen Devenish Nutrition secure €118m in funding to expand their business across Ireland and the UK.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 08 Aug 2018
Under the hood: world records and Case's new combines
Peter Thomas Keaveney previews this week's machinery section.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 08 Aug 2018
Old school silage innovation from Teagle
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Donegal to have a look at a Teagle Toucan, which by Vaughan family have operated for almost 20 years.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 01 Aug 2018
Gas for grass – €28/t for raw silage
Gas Networks Ireland has high hopes for farmer involvement in natural gas production.
Una Sinnott on 30 Jul 2018
Emergency drought funding announced for Australian farmers
The New South Wales Government in Australia will support farmers across its state with a $500 million Emergency Drought Relief Package. This is to combat seriously dry weather in the region recently.
Barry Cassidy on 25 Jul 2018
EU deals body blow to gene-editing technology
A ruling by the European Court of Justice has stated gene-edited organisms should be subject to the same restrictions as conventional genetically modified organisms.
Contributor on 25 Jul 2018
Farmer writes: tackling mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand
Fiona Grower, president of Rural Women New Zealand, which has about 2,000 female farming members, talks about dealing with the spread of mycoplasma bovis in the national herd.
Contributor on 25 Jul 2018
New master's aimed at agri food graduates
Macra na Feirme Skillnet and UCD have launched a master's programme aimed at graduates in the agri food sector.
Barry Cassidy on 11 Jul 2018
€14m allocated to new research projects
A total of 23 research projects, including ones based on livestock sustainability, welfare and biosecuirty in farmed animals and sustainable pesticide use have received funding from the Department.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 09 Jul 2018
Waterford IT to co-ordinate €20m for EU agri-hubs
The third level institute will play a role in supporting the digital transformation of the agri-food sector in Europe.
Anthony Jordan on 10 Jul 2018
Careers news: 175 news jobs for Kerry
Fexco, an Irish-international fintech company will create 175 jobs in Kerry over the next three years.
Thomas Hubert on 06 Jul 2018
€10m Moorepark upgrade is next Food Wise priority
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has published this year's progress report on the Food Wise 2025 strategy, highlighting achievements as well as environmental and Brexit challenges.
Matthew Halpin on 11 Jul 2018
BETTER farm open day: introduction from Alan Dillon, Teagasc
Teagasc BETTER farm programme manager Alan Dillon introduce the BETTER farm beef challenge national open days.
Lorcan Allen on 04 Jul 2018
AXA enters the Irish farm insurance market
The insurer this week launched a range of products targeted at farmers.
Peter Varley on 04 Jul 2018
SPS solar water pump gets bigger and better
Peter Varley finds out how Solar Pump Solutions is getting on since the addition of larger systems to its range.
Barry Cassidy on 29 Jun 2018
Dairy nutrition company announces €3.3m milk replacer facility for Meath
Meath will benefit from a significant foreign direct investment by a UK dairy nutrition company.
Darren Carty on 27 Jun 2018
Galway produces enough food to feed over 1.5m people
Galway has been designated as the European Region of Gastronomy for 2018 and longer term will strengthen its link to food production with the building of the BIA Innovator Campus.
Una Sinnott on 20 Jun 2018
Agrilume dairy cow mask wins big in New Zealand
Equilume’s lighting holter, worn by cows after calving, has won a growth strategy award at New Zealand's Fieldays show.
Lorcan Allen on 21 Jun 2018
Carrefour and Google sign strategic e-commerce partnership
The French retailer is the largest supermarket chain in Europe and is pushing further into online.
Darren Carty on 26 Jun 2018
Bringing the science of food alive at Sheep 2018
The Teagasc Food programme has an exciting line-up, from exploring sheepmeat flavours, food matching and food digestion to learning how to set up a successful food business.