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.

Tirlán to host farm walk in Wicklow with focus on water quality
Tirlán to host farm walk in Wicklow with focus on water quality

Tirlán will host a ‘Farming for the Future’ farm walk and talk in Co. Wicklow next Friday, June 21, with...

Call for liming deadline extension until year-end
Call for liming deadline extension until year-end

The rural development chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), John Curran has called for an extension to the deadline...

DAFM: 345 applications received for planting licences
DAFM: 345 applications received for planting licences

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has received a total of 345 valid applications for planting licences...

Irish salmon products recalled due to presence of bacteria
Irish salmon products recalled due to presence of bacteria

Several Burren Smokehouse hot smoked salmon products have been recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) due to...

Coillte restored 3,195ha of bog habitat in 14-year period
Coillte restored 3,195ha of bog habitat in 14-year period

Between 2002 and 2015, Ireland’s semi-state forestry company, Coillte has restored and rewetted 3,195ha of “ecologically valuable” blanket bog and...

New standard being developed for beef, sheep and dairy
New standard being developed for beef, sheep and dairy

Bord Bia has said that it is developing a new producer standard which will “replace” the current farm standards for...

3,500 pigs to be culled after ASF outbreak in Germany
3,500 pigs to be culled after ASF outbreak in Germany

Some 3,500 pigs have to be culled after an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a fattening farm in...

Energy and Farm Diversification Show to take place in July
Energy and Farm Diversification Show to take place in July

The Energy and Farm Diversification Show 2024 will take place on Thursday, July 18 at Gurteen Agricultural College, Co. Tipperary,...

‘Better communication’ needed between farmers and contractors
‘Better communication’ needed between farmers and contractors

There has to be “better communication” between farmers and contractors going forward about how silage is being cut, the national...

ICMSA urges DII to ‘withdraw’ proposal to focus on water quality in QA schemes
ICMSA urges DII to ‘withdraw’ proposal to focus on water quality in QA schemes

The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called on Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) to withdraw its proposal to...

ICA among almost 500 women’s groups to receive funding
ICA among almost 500 women’s groups to receive funding

The Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA) is among almost 500 women’s groups nationwide for which funding has been announced by Minister...

2024 excretion rate band confirmed for over 12,700 herds
2024 excretion rate band confirmed for over 12,700 herds

A total of 12,779 dairy farmers have confirmed their herd’s 2024 excretion rate band through the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation...

Western Forestry Co-op appoints new CEO
Western Forestry Co-op appoints new CEO

The Western Forestry Co-op has announced the appointment of Noreen Barrett as new CEO who will take office from July...

Calf registrations exceed 1.8m to date in 2024 – ICBF
Calf registrations exceed 1.8m to date in 2024 – ICBF

The number of calf registrations so far this year has now exceeded 1.8 million, according to latest available statistics from...

Wicklow wool business creates ‘farm to yarn’ network
Wicklow wool business creates ‘farm to yarn’ network

A Co. Wicklow couple, who run a small business based at Ballinclea Farm, are working with farmers to preserve the...

Sharing data on farming activity with EPA ‘hugely important’
Sharing data on farming activity with EPA ‘hugely important’

Sharing data on farming activities with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is “hugely important”, the director of the Office of...

Water quality actions ‘must be embraced by all’ – Gorman
Water quality actions ‘must be embraced by all’ – Gorman

The actions set out in a new water quality campaign by Teagasc “must be embraced by all”, the president of...

Upskilling courses for farmers under new water quality campaign
Upskilling courses for farmers under new water quality campaign

A range of courses will be made available to farmers and the agri-industry by Teagasc as part of its new...