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Opinion: IFA does Food Vision Tillage Group a 'mighty' favour
Whether by intent or purely as a matter of evolving circumstance, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has just handed the...
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Whether by intent or purely as a matter of evolving circumstance, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has just handed the...
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In truth, last night’s RTÉ Investigates programme did not quite pass the ‘history test’ in explaining to viewers why the...
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When I read the latest RTÉ Guide “blurb” for the RTÉ Investigates programme due to be aired tonight (Monday, July 10)...
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Getting the office of the new agri-food regulator (An Rialálaí Agraibhia) fully up and running cannot come quickly enough for...
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Agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed his commitment to Ireland’s tillage sector. This is welcome news. The minister made his...
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Prof. John Gilliland is a man whose views on agriculture’s response to climate change should always be respected. So his...
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While there was a lot of focus on the supposed election oriented stroke pulled by Fine Gael on its coalition...
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It’s time that we brought in a rule mandating anyone who comments about Irish farming to have some genuine experience...
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May 2023 really turned the corner where our weather is concerned. The month began with howling gales and heavy rain,...
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The coming weeks will see large numbers of children exploring every nook and cranny of the farms they live on....
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Two of the most hotly contested public debates of recent weeks have seen Irish agriculture relegated to almost the ‘forgotten...
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Farmers and food industry punters sifting through the noise that has been the very tribal, public ‘debate’ about Irish agriculture and...
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The current food price inflation debate exposes the superficial non-policy on price availability and sustainability. Food demand has, first and foremost, nutritional and...
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Recent days have brought home to me the focal role of the plough within Irish tillage. It’s a proven technology...
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The inaugural meeting of the Food Vision Tillage Group takes place today (Thursday, May 9), with Minister for Agriculture, Food...
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The current focus on food prices seems to be more about populism than real concern about long-term trends, while Irish...
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Moving Balmoral Show to its current location on the outskirts of Lisburn was a stroke of genius on the part...
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I have been speaking to a number of farmers and contractors off and on over the past few days, all...