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Opinion: We are not the only ones who get bad weather
Parts of western Denmark received 80mm of rain during the early days of last week. And the impact of the...
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Parts of western Denmark received 80mm of rain during the early days of last week. And the impact of the...
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Newly appointed European Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra and vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Green Deal,...
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The past few months have clearly confirmed that forage maize is no longer a ‘Cinderella’ crop within Irish agriculture. Despite...
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One of the ideas getting strong traction, as the tillage sector looks to the future, relates to the principle of...
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Giving transport a better score than agriculture on emissions is absurd. The recently published scorecard by environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO),...
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One of the fundamental recommendations that will come from the Food Vision Tillage Group is the need to add value...
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I believe Boortmalt should meet with the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to discuss the outcome of the 2023 malting barley...
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The decision by the EU this week to signal the end, or at least the possible beginning of the end...
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I would say that the supermarkets are pretty happy with themselves at the present time – living the dream indeed....
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Into the alphabet soup of Irish farming organisations plops the Farmers Alliance (FA). In media briefings, FA spokespersons have said...
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Will agriculture and food ever recapture selling power so as increase its sustainability capability? A major systems fault has pervaded EU and...
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There have been a number of factual reports and analyses published over the last couple of months that objectively point...
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Limestone comes in numerous forms, calcium carbonate being one of them. It is one of the most abundant natural resources...
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Some people might be of the view that a reduction in Irish dairy cow numbers will have a consequential impact...
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Improved plant genetics will play a key role in determining the future sustainability of Ireland’s tillage sector. A lot of...
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On August 2, Minister [of State] Pippa Hackett, minister for land use, biodiversity and forestry spoke of her “vision” when...
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Tillage farmers throughout the country have been waiting for two things for too long. One, a break in the weather...
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The achievement notched up by Co. Tyrone shearing specialist, Tom Perry, during his recent record-breaking attempt is nothing short of...