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.

ICMSA to participate in dairy farmer protest in Brussels
ICMSA to participate in dairy farmer protest in Brussels

A delegation of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) will participate in a protest organised by the European...

Ireland records biggest decline in pig numbers in EU
Ireland records biggest decline in pig numbers in EU

Ireland and Croatia have recorded the biggest declines in pig populations in the EU between December 2022 and December 2023,...

Carbery confirms milk price for April supplies
Carbery confirms milk price for April supplies

Carbery has today (Tuesday, May 21), become the latest processor to announce its milk price for April supplies. The processor...

Over 580 approvals issued under ash dieback scheme
Over 580 approvals issued under ash dieback scheme

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a total of 586 approvals under the current Reconstitution...

New offences listed under EU environmental crime law
New offences listed under EU environmental crime law

A new EU directive which provides a comprehensive list of environmental offences, addressing the most serious breaches of environmental obligations...

Rise in fertiliser costs ‘suited govt’s green agenda’ – TD
Rise in fertiliser costs ‘suited govt’s green agenda’ – TD

Aontú leader, Deputy Peadar Tóibín has claimed that the rise in fertiliser costs in recent years “suited” what he described...

Bord Bia ‘not in a position’ to calculate carbon-neutral status
Bord Bia ‘not in a position’ to calculate carbon-neutral status

Bord Bia has said it is “not in a position” to calculate a carbon-neutral status of a farm, according to...

Up to 4,000t of farm plastic waste ‘not collected’ annually
Up to 4,000t of farm plastic waste ‘not collected’ annually

The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has heard that between 3,000t and 4,000t of farm plastic waste...

Landowner project part of €2.8m biodiversity funding boost
Landowner project part of €2.8m biodiversity funding boost

The Hare’s Corner initiative, which helps landowners make more space for nature, is among 233 community biodiversity projects for which...

Food and live animal exports nearly €3.25bn in Q1 2024
Food and live animal exports nearly €3.25bn in Q1 2024

Food and live animal exports have reached nearly €3.25 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, which is...

Beef exports from Brazil reach new monthly record
Beef exports from Brazil reach new monthly record

Beef exports from Brazil have reached a new monthly record at a total of 236,842t in April 2024, according to...

Ash dieback: How to qualify for the €5,000/ha payment
Ash dieback: How to qualify for the €5,000/ha payment

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided some clarity to landowners looking to apply for the...

Bloom garden to showcase 6,000 years of farming
Bloom garden to showcase 6,000 years of farming

A farm showcasing Ireland’s unique landscape and 6,000 years of farming and dairy production will be featured in one of...

Biomethane strategy to be published within ‘weeks’ – minister
Biomethane strategy to be published within ‘weeks’ – minister

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said he expects the National Biomethane Strategy to be published...

Watch: All of government ‘committed’ to secure nitrates derogation
Watch: All of government ‘committed’ to secure nitrates derogation

All of government is “committed” to work to ensure that Ireland will retain its nitrates derogation, Minister for Agriculture, Food...

Thunderstorm warning to come into effect this afternoon
Thunderstorm warning to come into effect this afternoon

A Status Yellow thunderstorm warning is set to come into effect for several counties in the west, north-west and south-west...

Watch: VistaMilk receives €20m for new dairy research
Watch: VistaMilk receives €20m for new dairy research

Investment worth €20 million in the VistaMilk Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for research into the digitalisation of the Irish...

Farmers spend 50% of time dealing with regulation – Mullins
Farmers spend 50% of time dealing with regulation – Mullins

Farmers are spending 50% of their time dealing with regulation and form filling, according to Fine Gael European election candidate...