Agri-Business
Cold snap sees doubling of demand for dairy and eggs
SuperValu has revealed a sharp increase in demand for essential food items as customers stocked up ahead of the cold...
Bread
Agri-Business
CCPC notified of proposed acquisition of Pat the Baker company
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has been notified of the proposed acquisition of the company which owns the...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
30 new businesses formed from AgInnovation course annually
Right now is a “very exciting time” for AgInnovation in this country, according to the programme manager of AgInnovation –...
Rural Life
CSO: Consumers pay 6c less for bread this year than last year
The national average price for 2L of full fat milk decreased by 3c to €2.16 in the year up to...
Rural Life
Founder of Brennans Bread passes away aged 82
Condolences are being paid to the founder of Brennans Bread, Joseph A. Brennan, who recently passed away aged 82. Known...
Rural Life
CSO: Consumers pay more for potatoes but less for milk and bread
The national average price for a 2.5kg bag of potatoes increased by 61c to €4 in the year up to...
Agri-Business
High-fibre white bread could soon become a reality
A new project, involving a number of UK research centres, is to work towards the development of high-fibre white bread....
Rural Life
New breed of grocers embrace nostalgia
The grandsons of Dominic Doyle who owned and ran the renowned D.B. Doyle’s butchers and meat processing plant in Newbridge,...
Sponsored
Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
N.Ireland
Unite union claims strike action could cause bread shortages in NI
Trade union, Unite has warned of the possibility of bread shortages in Northern Ireland as Hovis workers voted overwhelmingly for...
Tillage
Is the poor wheat harvest bad for bread prices?
In Ireland we don’t produce wheat for flour on any significant scale – apart from a few small artisan and...
Rural Life
Tipperary student 'rises' to the top with monks' yeast bread mix
A Tipperary student with a farming background rose to the top at this year’s national Student Enterprise Awards, taking the...