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.

Minister commits to focus on afforestation and more public engagement
Minister commits to focus on afforestation and more public engagement

A primary focus on public engagement and afforestation licences has been announced by the Minister of State at the Department...

Agri ministers to discuss soil quality and land use at global forum
Agri ministers to discuss soil quality and land use at global forum

The annual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is due to take place next week with focus on global...

Peat extraction should not continue for horticulture – conservation council
Peat extraction should not continue for horticulture – conservation council

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has said it does not support the final report on peat use in horticulture...

New campaign to stop alien species threatening Irish waterways
New campaign to stop alien species threatening Irish waterways

A new campaign to protect Irish waterways from invasive alien species has been launched (Wednesday, January 19) by multiple organisations...

Autonomous robot start-up among UCD AgTech winners
Autonomous robot start-up among UCD AgTech winners

Three companies – Cotter Agritech, ProvEye and Izario – have been announced as winners of University College Dublin’s (UCD) inaugural...

GDT price index highest in 8 years at 300th trade event
GDT price index highest in 8 years at 300th trade event

Global Dairy Trade (GDT) held its 300th trading event today (Tuesday, January 18), which resulted in a 4.6% price index...

Sheep farmers advised to move lambs when fit amid tight supplies
Sheep farmers advised to move lambs when fit amid tight supplies

Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) sheep chairman, Sean Dennehy, has said that recent market conditions for sheep trade “look set to...

EU adopts ban on additive used for food coloring
EU adopts ban on additive used for food coloring

The European Commission has adopted a ban on food additive titanium dioxide which will come into effect this summer as...

GMI ‘outraged’ over government response to horticultural sector ‘crisis’
GMI ‘outraged’ over government response to horticultural sector ‘crisis’

Growing Media Ireland (GMI) has said actions proposed by the government to support horticultural growers “will cause environmental catastrophe and...

TD calls for pension arrangement to include RSS supervisors
TD calls for pension arrangement to include RSS supervisors

Independent TD, Sean Canney, has called on the government to include Rural Social Scheme (RSS) supervisors in pension arrangements agreed...

Webinar to take place on reducing the work involved in calf registration
Webinar to take place on reducing the work involved in calf registration

The first Herdwatch live webinar this year will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 18 at 7:30p.m. With a busy calving...

Students trial waste milk and anaerobic digestate fertiliser
Students trial waste milk and anaerobic digestate fertiliser

As part of the 58th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) 2022, two students from Co. Roscommon put forward...

Plans against animal transport proposals are ‘concerning’ – EFI
Plans against animal transport proposals are ‘concerning’ – EFI

Ethical Farming Ireland (EFI) has responded to “concerning” statements from MEP Billy Kelleher and the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’...

Irish dairy exports continue to top €5bn mark in 2021
Irish dairy exports continue to top €5bn mark in 2021

Bord Bia’s export performance and prospects 2021-2022 report published today (Wednesday, January 12) has revealed that Irish dairy exports again...

State aid revision proposed for agriculture, forestry and fishing
State aid revision proposed for agriculture, forestry and fishing

The European Commission has launched a consultation this week (Tuesday, January 11) on the revision of state aid rules affecting...

Grants to help buy derelict rural property ‘need to be effective’ – TD
Grants to help buy derelict rural property ‘need to be effective’ – TD

New grants supporting people to buy derelict properties “need to be effective,” independent TD for Galway East, Sean Canney, has...

ICSA calls for ‘defeat’ of  animal transport proposals
ICSA calls for ‘defeat’ of animal transport proposals

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) president, Dermot Kelleher, has called on all Irish MEPs to “defeat” the proposals...

FFN welcomes ambassador who champions Korean Natural Farming
FFN welcomes ambassador who champions Korean Natural Farming

Farming for Nature (FFN) has welcomed Limerick dairy farmer, Thomas Stack, as new a ambassador to their network. Taking over...