Opinion
In my previous opinion piece, I aimed to summarise the evolution of the CAP to a largely income-support-focused policy
The fact that Ireland celebrates 50 years of membership of the European Union (EU), having joined in 1973, gives pause for thought as to what the future of our membership of the EU might hold in terms of policy.
The adult approach of accountability to environmental challenges is that shouting for all activity to stop is not an option.
The decision by the EU this week to signal the end of current derogation conditions in Ireland under the nitrates directive is bad news.
Will agriculture and food ever recapture selling power so as increase its sustainability...
There have been a number of factual reports and analyses published over the last couple of months...
The sustainability of Irish dairy has at its core, a programme of continuous improvement to all aspects of dairy production.
There was a lot of focus on the supposed election oriented stroke pulled by Fine Gael on its coalition partners
Farmers and food industry punters sifting through the noise that has been the very tribal, public...
The current food price inflation debate exposes the superficial non-policy on price...
The current focus on food prices seems to be more about populism than real concern about long-term...
The recent hiatus over the fall in the price of liquid milk illustrates again the confusion and...
It's that time of year again where a plethora of state agencies and research bodies will set out...
The ever growing shortages of food produce on the shelves of supermarkets in Ireland and the UK are...
Business risk in Irish agriculture - alongside the usual challenges of price and income...
The view of farmers and the farming community is, according to the newspaper, the outpourings of the 'farm lobby'.
The year 2022 was a challenging one for the agri sector, but with output prices performing better...
I spoke recently at the IFA Climate Summit about the challenge of getting government to understand the economic importance of the agri-food sector
Agri output in Ireland increased by over 26% in 2022 with gross output reaching an...
Job creation and industrial development is not just about the multinationals. The very recent...
The debate about decarbonisation of Irish agriculture, involving Food Vision 2030, remains as binary and divisive as ever.
When talking about inflation, consider first that Ireland exports just over €15 billion worth of...
There has been a litany of attacks on the agri sector in some of the D4-dominated national media,...
As we absorb the fallout from the recent coalition government negotiations regarding sectoral...
