A Dutch expert: ‘Irish bogs are extraordinarily valuable’

It is estimated that Ireland holds 60% of Europe’s remaining active raised bogs

Yield Lab to back more Irish start-ups after second close of near €50m fund

Irish-based VC and accelerator has already backed a number of Irish agtech companies

Dutch scientists train bees to detect coronavirus

Research could be used to help fight the pandemic in underdeveloped countries

Science explains why your diet plan may not be working for you

Personalised nutrition shows that everyone processes food differently

Irish agritech company MagGrow raises €6m in funding

Lead backer is a VC founded by investor who has bet on many well-known companies

Irish agritech company MagGrow raises €3m in investment

Dublin-based company has developed a magnetic spraying technology

Get schooled on the science of beer

Weblog: Wageningen University in the Netherlands has a five-week online course on the subject

Ireland’s agriculture emissions are hurtling in the wrong direction

Not meeting our 2030 targets could see Irish beef and dairy being produced by a country regarded as Europe’s dirtiest emitter

‘Waste is Delicious’: Producing food with stuff other folks throw away

Crooked carrots, anyone? Beer from stale bread and soap from orange peel sell fast in Netherlands

Robots on the farm – and they’re environment friendly

While yields on modern farms have begun to flat-line, technology offers a new path

Michael Viney: On my knees again, planting potatoes in the cool, silky soil

Most potatoes need up to 15 fungicide treatments. Could mapping their genome end blight?

Boom time: Boyan Slat launches prototype to clean up ocean debris

Dutch inventor Boyan Slat has created a boom he says can clean the seas of plastic

Irish FameLab winner throws light on food solution