Rubina Freiberg

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Rubina Freiberg graduated from Griffith College Dublin with an honours degree communications and media production. She has been awarded for Best Academic Achievement, and her previous work on food labelling was nominated for the European Commission Award at the National Student Media Awards 2020. She grew up in a rural village in south-west Germany before relocating to Dublin in 2018 to pursue a career in journalism. She previously gained experience in digital and print media while working at a German newspaper. She was also previously involved as the sub-editor for the production of ONUS, an Irish Arts and Culture Magazine. A German native, Rubina has a strong passion for food and its production.

‘Farming was his first love’ – charity livestock sale in memory of Cork farmer
‘Farming was his first love’ – charity livestock sale in memory of Cork farmer

A charity livestock sale will take place on Easter Monday at Bandon Mart to raise funds for cancer research in...

FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation amid increasing pressure
FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation amid increasing pressure

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for the reversal of soil degradation in response...

Training webinar to focus on rearing better heifers
Training webinar to focus on rearing better heifers

A training webinar focusing on improved rearing of heifers will take place on Thursday, February 3. In the 60-minute lunchtime...

SEEFA calls for publication of planned output per forestry licence
SEEFA calls for publication of planned output per forestry licence

The Social Economic and Environmental Forestry Association (SEEFA) has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue...

Government dismisses request to reconsider peat phase-out date – TD
Government dismisses request to reconsider peat phase-out date – TD

The government dismissed a request to reconsider its previous rejection of a phased reduction in the use of peat by...

Pig farmers advised to engage with banks amid sector difficulties
Pig farmers advised to engage with banks amid sector difficulties

Pig farmers experiencing cashflow difficulties are advised to engage with banks to discuss options, the fourth meeting of the pig...

Macra National Leadership Awards to take place today
Macra National Leadership Awards to take place today

Macra na Feirme has announced that the final of the ABP National Leadership Awards will be streamed on their Facebook...

ESRI study finds low awareness of emissions in agriculture
ESRI study finds low awareness of emissions in agriculture

Most people do not recognise agriculture as the main contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while individual actions tend to...

North-south agreement to protect heritage of old farm buildings
North-south agreement to protect heritage of old farm buildings

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to protect vernacular heritage such as old farm buildings across the entire island of Ireland...

Remote working to ‘completely revive’ rural Ireland – MEP
Remote working to ‘completely revive’ rural Ireland – MEP

Remote and hybrid working options have the potential to “completely revive” rural Ireland, Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands North...

Sheep and goat census: Return deadline for forms extended
Sheep and goat census: Return deadline for forms extended

The deadline for return of sheep and goat census forms has been extended to Monday, February 14, Minister for Agriculture,...

Minister commits to focus on afforestation and more public engagement
Minister commits to focus on afforestation and more public engagement

A primary focus on public engagement and afforestation licences has been announced by the Minister of State at the Department...

Agri ministers to discuss soil quality and land use at global forum
Agri ministers to discuss soil quality and land use at global forum

The annual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is due to take place next week with focus on global...

Peat extraction should not continue for horticulture – conservation council
Peat extraction should not continue for horticulture – conservation council

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has said it does not support the final report on peat use in horticulture...

New campaign to stop alien species threatening Irish waterways
New campaign to stop alien species threatening Irish waterways

A new campaign to protect Irish waterways from invasive alien species has been launched (Wednesday, January 19) by multiple organisations...

Autonomous robot start-up among UCD AgTech winners
Autonomous robot start-up among UCD AgTech winners

Three companies – Cotter Agritech, ProvEye and Izario – have been announced as winners of University College Dublin’s (UCD) inaugural...

GDT price index highest in 8 years at 300th trade event
GDT price index highest in 8 years at 300th trade event

Global Dairy Trade (GDT) held its 300th trading event today (Tuesday, January 18), which resulted in a 4.6% price index...

Sheep farmers advised to move lambs when fit amid tight supplies
Sheep farmers advised to move lambs when fit amid tight supplies

Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) sheep chairman, Sean Dennehy, has said that recent market conditions for sheep trade “look set to...