Opinion
Opinion: Winter has arrived with a vengeance
The forecast for the next few days gives a mix of rain, sleet, snow and arctic temperatures for all parts...
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Opinion: 2025 will be critical year for Irish tillage sector
The year ahead will be a critically important one for the Irish tillage sector. This momentum will be driven by...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
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Opinion: 2025 will be the year of energy policy change
In the absence of any further huge political unrest or natural disaster, it is energy that is likely to dominate...
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Video - A look back at 2024 and a Happy New Year from Agriland
As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect back on a year that had its ups and downs for every...
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Opinion: So ends another challenging year for Irish farms
It’s hard not to conclude that 2024 was yet another a challenging year for most farming businesses in Ireland. But...
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Opinion: Guinness Christmas slogan should resonate with growers
The slogan from, possibly the most iconic Guinness Christmas advertisement ever produced, should truly resonate with every tillage farmer in...
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Thomas Duffy: Who to blame now that Green 'bogeyman' is gone
‘Be careful what you wish for, as you might just get it’. For big chunks of the farming community that...
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Opinion: Tillage sector primed for significant growth
So, here comes a fundamental fact: Ireland’s tillage sector is primed for significant growth over the coming years. This assertion...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
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Letter to the editor: There is no better Kerry dairy deal coming
As a Kerry Co-op shareholder and dairy farmer, I’m alarmed by what I consider to be the misinformation spreading about...
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Opinion: Spring beans should be off to a winner in 2025
Spring beans will always make sense within any tillage rotation, and this should genuinely be the case in 2025. Beans...
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Opinion: 3 standout farming priorities for next Irish govt
Three farming priorities stand out for the next Irish government, irrespective of which coalition of parties take over the reins...
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Opinion: Buoyant year ahead for potato growers
The 2024 National Potato Conference was an uplifting event with one clear outcome – growers can look forward to a...
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Letter to the editor: Vote for survival of food production
It’s fair to say that environmental regulations have sent food production costs into orbit during the tenure of the last...
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Opinion: Agriculture forgotten about ahead of election
We are 10 days into the 2024 general election campaign with not a word of note said, as yet, about...
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Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
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Opinion: Tillage farmers must speak with one voice
It’s important that tillage farmers speak with one voice in the run-up to the general election on Friday, November 29....
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Thomas Duffy: Why has Denmark embraced a cow tax?
The Danish carbon tax on livestock has had a more difficult birth than a purebred Belgian blue calf. Over the...
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Opinion: Will the US presidential election result affect Irish farms?
The results of this week’s United States’ presidential election could have a significant impact on Irish farming and agri-business. This...
Agri-Business
IGA event hears of potential farm retirement scheme
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) hosted an event titled: ‘Proud to be an Irish farmer and food producer’ at the...