Opinion
The Mercosur threat: It hasn’t gone away you know
Just because the headlines have stopped hyping-up the prospects of a trade deal between the European Union (EU) and South...
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Just because the headlines have stopped hyping-up the prospects of a trade deal between the European Union (EU) and South...
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With oil prices now riding on a three-year high and the prospect of further hikes to come, the mood music...
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I have to take issue with MEP Marian Harkin’s assertion that private forestry development and large-scale tree planting in places...
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Why is there a need for a new sugar-processing plant in Co. Carlow when there are, literally, hundreds of customers...
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After 18 months or so of battening down the hatches those new, post-quota entrants into Irish dairy are now seeing...
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Fortunately, 2018 has arrived with no news of any fatal farm accident or safety-related on-farm incident being reported. And let’s...
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The need for a professional contracting sector within Irish agriculture has never been greater. Only in this way will the...
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The month of June 2017 was marked by the passing of Robert Overend. The Co. Derry man was an elite...
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This is a challenging enough time for agriculture in Ireland. CAP reform is, once again, on the horizon as is...
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Irish agri-food will, no doubt, be breathing a sigh of relief, given the comments made by Department of Food and...
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Why are the vets getting so heated up as to who owns the practices they operate out of? There are...
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I hate to say I told you so. However, the recent report from the European Commission, predicting a 300,000 head...
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Hats off to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) for producing such a wonderful 2018 calendar. The photography is splendid and...
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The past week has seen the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) provide a very confident perspective regarding the prospects for Irish...
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Let’s hope that Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Joe Healy has the opportunity to recharge his batteries fully over the...
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I recently met up with a group of ruminant nutritionists from Italy, who were on a fact-finding trip (jolly) to...
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has said that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support budgets must...
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Teagasc must be made an honest broker in the fast-developing debate on how best to manage the forage crisis that...