Sean Davis of Enterprise Ireland looks at the success of Irish firms employing 106,000 people in the US.

The resilience and dedication to sustainability and world class quality of Irish food producers was acknowledged last week by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed.

The Minister acknowledged the difficulties in 2019 for the beef sector.

Exports of Irish food, drinks and horticulture grew to a record €13bn in 2019, capping a decade of extraordinary growth with exports increasing by 67% or €5.5bn, from the 2010 levels.

Frequent warnings by health experts about the dangers of too much red meat are likely to fall upon deaf ears where Irish exports are concerned.

Michael Creed From taste trails to Michelin Star restaurants, Cork ticks all the boxes, writes Minister Michael Creed

Export statistics for August indicate that Irish beef shipments to the UK were down by 8% (or 1,100 tonnes), compared to last year.

In a statement, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed said the talks have ended this afternoon.

Tara McCarthy also said that similar arrangements could follow in the UK depending on how long the beef dispute continues.

Thousands of jobs in the meat industry could be lost due to the ongoing impasse between protesting farmers and processors.

Dawn Meats, one of Europe’s leading meat processors, has cut its CO2 emissions by 33%, just four years into a ten-year strategy to reduce its environmental impact.

Irish people are eating potatoes on average more than three times a week, but millennial consumers are buying them with less frequency than the overall market.

Potatoes are not considered "exciting" to post on Instagram in comparison to other dishes.

A unique plant oil blend has 11 times more Omega 3 than olive oil as well as the health benefits of fish oils.

Ciarán Gallagher, Bord Bia’s South East Asia director, talks to Áilin Quinlan.

Irish sheepmeat will be exported to Japan for the first time after talks between government officials from both countries yielded an agreement.

Irish sheepmeat will be exported to Japan for the first time after talks between government officials from both countries yielded an agreement.

A push to promote Irish food produce to the Asia Pacific market amid Brexit uncertainty has seen Bord Bia open up an international office in Tokyo.

The impact on Ireland’s food of key societal and historical changes, over the past 8,000 years, will be illustrated by one of the show gardens at the five-day Bloom festival, which begins at the Phoenix Park in Dublin today.

Sheep farmers claimed yesterday heir livelihoods are under threat because of price cuts being imposed by processors.

Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has unveiled a €500,000 fund for the Lean Principles Programme for pig farmers.

Tomorrow is the June Bank Holiday Monday and the taste buds of consumers are being tickled countrywide by the new season of fresh Irish strawberries.

May 12 is the deadline for nominations to find Ireland’s Farming For Nature ambassadors for 2019.

Offal worth up to €800m is exported annually by the meat industry, and farmers want a fair share of the returns.

The local chamber of tourism and commerce yesterday organised a “mountain meithal” to try to repel the relentless invasion of rhododendrons choking Killarney’s neglected national park.

Five days of deal-making at this year’s biggest food fair in the world gave Irish producers a vital platform as they seek new markets beyond the UK, reports Padraig Hoare.

Now is the ideal time to look at ideas for garden space – and Bloom is the perfect inspiration writes Peter Dowdall

In an ever-changing climate, we must adapt to keep up. Farmers are encouraged to do just that by the Smart Farming initiative established in 2014, while at the same time boosting farm returns and helping the planet.

Farmers have welcomed a beef deal with China which will open up a multimillion-euro market to Irish producers.

The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has announced that the Chinese authorities will this week confirm access for Irish beef exports to China.

More than 550 overseas buyers are due to attend some 5,000 meetings with 185 Irish food and drink companies in the RDS Dublin on Thursday as part of the Bord Bia’s Marketplace event.

A Wexford firm is complementing gin’s growth by producing premium tonic water, writes Trish Dromey

2018 will be another 12 months of fingers crossed for cattle farmers, as the beef industry attempts to weather a second year in a row of rising beef supply.

Bord Bia CEO Tara McCarthy has predicted 2018 will be a ninth successive year of growth for Irish agri-food exports.

The launch of Ireland’s best-known food brand in the world’s 11th largest economy boosted last week’s Irish trade mission to South Korea and Japan, led by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and Bord Bia Chief Executive Tara McCarthy.

Take away and ‘grab-and-go’ food retail outlets now account for more than a third of spending in Ireland’s food catering market, it has emerged.

Ireland’s foodservice market is now valued at a record €7.8bn.

Bord Bia’s mantra that Irish farming is at the forefront of food sustainability is poppy-cock, writes Victora White