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Agri suppliers should be more IT 'aware'
I’ve attended a host of farm machinery and technology demonstrations recently, all of which had a strong IT (Information Technology)...
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I’ve attended a host of farm machinery and technology demonstrations recently, all of which had a strong IT (Information Technology)...
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By John McHugh, dairy farmer, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Increasingly we witness agricultural leaders antagonistically pitted against environmental leaders, taunting each...
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The last time I checked the world had entered the 21st century; so here’s a pertinent question? Why does the...
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I was deeply concerned to hear NIFDA (Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association) Chairman Declan Billington declare that he saw...
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The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has made great play of the fact that it wants to be part of a...
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By Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the Midlands–North-West constituency Under pressure from food scandals abroad,...
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If nothing else, Brazil’s ‘rotten meat’ scandal should bring home to consumers in this part of the world just how...
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There was much talk about new fungicides that might be coming to the Irish market at this week’s Teagasc Septoria...
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It seems that milk producers in Kerry have been totally taken aback by what they regard as the abnormally high...
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The European Commission is telling the world that its milk reduction scheme has worked, so why not get Brussels to...
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It’s ridiculous that free range egg producers must re-label their cartons in the wake of the Avian Influenza outbreak. As...
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Donald Trump’s decision to, effectively, put the TTIP discussions on hold may well be a blessing in disguise for farming...
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This week’s Assembly elections could not have come at a worse time for agriculture in Northern Ireland. It is universally...
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No industry on this planet knows how to put up its prices like the drinks sector. Over the years, it...
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The silence from Ireland’s compound animal feed industry, regarding the impact of Brexit on the sector, has been pretty deafening....
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The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, was in Ireland last week and used the opportunity of his visit to...
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Last week saw a coroner in Co. Armagh recommend the introduction of annual MOT inspections for farm machinery. The MOT...
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I have been chatting to a number of practising veterinarians recently, all of whom believe that reducing the level of...