Study coincides with UN climate report calling for rapid and far-reaching transitions

There was a time Ireland’s raised bogs were considered to be of little worth but now their value as a refuge for rare and beautiful plant and animal species is recognised across the world, writes Donal Hickey

‘And when white moths were on the wing, and moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream, And caught a little silver trout’

Across Europe, there is a danger of farmland birds becoming extinct.

Plants can be the new oil — according to a team of scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

Drinking a large glass of water with a meal really does trick the brain into thinking you are full, researchers say.

How competitive is the EU in food processing and marketing? And within the EU, which member states are most competitive in the various food and drink sectors?

If environmental pressures to farm more sustainably continue, earlier silage maize varieties may be part of the answer.

The UN warned of the potential “massive destruction” of the world’s €3.6bn-a- year banana crop as a plant disease spreads from Asia to Africa and the Middle East.

Teagasc is conducting a trial study on GM potatoes so that all stakeholders can make an informed decision based on factual information, says Ewen Mullins

Top names from the food, restaurant, and tourism sectors have sharply criticised the Environmental Protection Agency for potentially destroying Ireland’s “clean, green” agricultural image by allowing GM potatoes to be grown in Ireland.

DUTCH student Walinka van Tol inspects the worm protruding from a half-eaten chocolate praline she’s holding, steels herself with a shrug, then pops it into her mouth.