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Securing the best health insurance rates in 2025

It’s important to find a policy which suits your needs as well as your budget, writes Margaret Barrett.

18 December 2024
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Poultry to buck EU farm output decline trend

The European Commission’s outlook for the coming 10 years points towards more poultry, but less pigmeat, being produced on EU farms.

18 December 2024 POULTRY
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Getting rid of Bovaer is not an option – Ornua

Dairy Industry Ireland director Conor Mulvihill said that need to 'weed out' any false news around farm technology and food safety.

18 December 2024 NEWS
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Desperate Farmwife: I will never have 'kitchen notions' ever again

It's great having all these fancy new appliances, but what happens when they break? The times of 'knowing a guy' are long gone.

11 December 2024
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Commission sets up European Board on Agriculture and Food

This move was one of the recommendations of the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture that aims to enhance dialogue, trust and multi-stakeholder participation.

5 December 2024 NEWS

Festive and frugal: celebrate the season without overspending

This time of the year can be one of the most expensive – but by staying on top of your budget you can still have fun and embrace the holidays without the dreaded financial fallout, writes Carol Brick.

4 December 2024
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Bovaer of no concern for consumer safety – Department

The announcement of the trials in the UK "has caused mistruths and misinformation" about the safety of Bovaer, the company that manufactures the additive, DSM, has said.

4 December 2024 NEWS

Positive outlook for global dairy from Rabobank

The Dutch bank has forecast improved farmer margins increased global supplies and more bite among Chinese buyers of dairy commodities.

1 December 2024 NEWS
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Consumers 'not hungry' for the most efficient potato varieties

Growers could plant more efficient varieties of potatoes, but the consumer is not looking for them, an agronomist told the national potato conference.

27 November 2024 NEWS