Getting hands on land is the biggest challenge for young farmersMacra president-elect Kieran O’Dowd says young farmers are the ones fuelling economic growthMon Apr 15 2013 - 01:00
Horse meat scandal ‘an opportunity in adversity’ for artisan food firmsLocal producers expected to benefit as consumers opting for speciality productsTue Apr 09 2013 - 18:31
New link between red meat and heart diseaseFood safety experts advise eating no more than two to three portions of meat per weekMon Apr 08 2013 - 20:31
Department of Agriculture refuses to release documents on horse meat scandal‘No public interest in releasing records’, ‘Irish Times’ is toldSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Thousands of horses awaiting slaughterWelfare concerns mount as numbers increaseSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Dáil committee raises horse meat issue with TescoRetailer, Musgrave Group for meeting on relationship between supermarkets and suppliersTue Mar 26 2013 - 14:52
Croke Park ballot papers sent to Impact membersUnion says its decision to approve deal was not taken lightlyMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Thousands of horses not microchipped in DublinLarge numbers disappearing after DSPCA gets involvedMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
New virus causing deformities at birth of lambs and calvesSchmallenberg outbreak has killed up to 35% of lambs on some Irish farmsMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Easter bonnets exchanged for woolly hats as cold snap continuesConcerns that farm animals will go hungryMon Mar 25 2013 - 01:00
And to Cap it all they’ve worked out a dealToo early to identify winners and losersSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Supermarkets seeking major “hello money” payments to stock products on shelvesGovernment code of practice to be published “shortly”Fri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Irish presidency on target to secure new deal on Common Agricultural PolicyNew round of negotiations starting next monthThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Bord Bia study shows Irish people are wasting lessFeeling the Pinch shows 73% of consumers have become better at managing their finances since the recessionThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Main points of new CAP dealNew system is based on a flat rate regardless of how much a farmer producesWed Mar 20 2013 - 12:00
Sugar quota regime to be scrapped in 2017Beet Ireland hopes to announce plans for processing within a monthWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Video: Hopes high for an agreement on European farm policy todayIrish officials worked on draft texts throughout the nightTue Mar 19 2013 - 12:52
Department’s report reveals brazen attitude in meat industryThe question now is whether anyone will be prosecuted for their role in horse meat debacleFri Mar 15 2013 - 00:06
European Parliament rejects cut to EU’s long-term budget€960bn multi-annual financial framework budget was agreed by EU leaders last monthThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Objections from Irish members of parliamentObjections from Irish members of parliamentWed Mar 13 2013 - 23:29
Dramatic scenes in European Parliament as vice president collapses during CAP sessionQuestions about the way votes are conductedWed Mar 13 2013 - 12:01
Tesco withdraws meatloaf in StateHealth commissioner says horse meat scandal is not a food safety issueWed Mar 13 2013 - 06:00
Farmers to protest over CAP reformsCommissioner for agriculture attending meetings in Dublin tomorrowSun Mar 10 2013 - 16:35
Video: FF criticises Coalition’s 'fake anger'Martin says Moran used as a scapegoatSat Mar 09 2013 - 11:35
Reform plan devastating for farmers - IFAThe current plan to reform EU farm payments would have a devastating effect on the most productive farmers, general secretary…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Small grocers want code of conductIndependent grocers are paying the price for sharp practices by large supermarket chains, the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Website aims to rustle up some good deals for visiting foodiesA website aiming to attract gourmet tourists to this island was launched by Good Food Ireland yesterday.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Warning over CAP proposalsThe agri-business sector has warned of "savage cuts" to the incomes of productive farmers if current proposals on the reform …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
QK Meats to hold horse meat inquiryQK Meats, the Naas-based company blamed for supplying product containing horse meat to Bird’s Eye, has said it never knowingly…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
QK Meats 'to investigate supply'QK Meats, the Irish company named as the supplier of horse meat found in two Birds Eye products, has begun a full investigation…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Salmon farm plan caught on hook of controversyIt’s a project that’s promising up to 500 jobs in a remote part of the country, but a steady campaign of opposition has been …Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Not quite all the fun of the fair, as Smithfield sees more tourists than horses on the trotThe sound of whinnying horses returned to Dublin’s Smithfield yesterday as the first horse fair held under new bylaws got under…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
UK ready-meal sales down 40% in FebruaryThe sale of ready meals in the UK fell by 30-40 per cent in February because of the horse meat scandal, according to Greencore…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
IFA to protest outside Coveney officeThe Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is planning to protest outside the office of Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney in Cork…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Coveney denial: Reports of rift with QuinnMinister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has denied reports he told Fine Gael TDs that Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn had …Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Coveney denies college grants riftMinister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has denied reports he told Fine Gael TDs that Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn had …Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Coveney defends Cap progressFarm groups have been urged by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to stop jumping to conclusions about the negotiations on…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Tipperary meat plant resumes businessThe BF Meats plant in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, which was at the centre of investigations into the horse meat scandal resumed…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Horse meat crisis may 'blacken name' of Irish produce, writers warnThe horse meat crisis will “blacken the name” of Irish food production across the world if the Government does not act quickly…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Magazine editor 'honoured' to be asked to take role of presidentA woman is being named as a potential candidate in the race for the Irish Farmers’ Association presidency for the first time …Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Horse meat detected in Ikea meatballsFurniture giant Ikea became the latest company to be dragged into the horse meat scandal when authorities in the Czech Republic…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Connemara lamb wins writers awardProducers of buffalo mozzarella, Connemara Hill Lamb and crackers were among the winners at the annual Irish Food Writers’ Guild…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Operations at meat plant suspended over beef labellingThe investigation into the presence of horse meat in beef products took a fresh turn yesterday when operations were suspended…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Never a better time to eat a burgerAs the horse-meat saga continues to develop – 40 days later – here are 10 questions you never thought you’d need to ask about…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Iceland anti-FSAI posters still on displayFrozen food retailer Iceland was still displaying large posters in its British shop windows yesterday describing a DNA test by…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Testing of products for horse and bute to begin across EUThe European Commission yesterday adopted the control-and-testing plan agreed by EU member states in Brussels last week to address…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Iceland apologises for chief's 'Panorama' remark dismissing Irish over test findingsFrozen food retailer Iceland said it was “deeply sorry” yesterday after its chief executive Malcolm Walker made a dismissive …Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
'Absolutely no horse meat' in stock cubes or gravies, insist manufacturersManufacturers of beef stock cubes and gravies have moved to reassure customers about the authenticity of their products in the…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
