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Ciaran Fitzgerald: Economics 101 totally dismisses Irish agriculture
As we absorb the fallout from the recent coalition government negotiations regarding sectoral climate budgets, it is very hard not...
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As we absorb the fallout from the recent coalition government negotiations regarding sectoral climate budgets, it is very hard not...
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Farmers that I have been speaking to are furious at what they regard as the ‘stitch up’ that was the...
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I see that certain rural TDs are worried about the 25% compromise on agriculture emissions. Over the past few weeks...
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Reading a recent Irish Times editorial regarding agricultural emissions, I can only conclude that ‘non-science’ is alive and well. The...
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If Sinn Féin thinks it’s going to mop up the rural vote at the next election, then the organisation’s hierarchy...
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If we thought that the years 2020 and 2021 were challenging for the economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the year...
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If environment minister Eamon Ryan gets his way, he will destroy the goose that laid the golden egg – Irish...
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Farm safety is a subject that must be addressed on a continuing basis. As we all know, it is just...
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Syngenta wants cereal growers to invest in the company’s hybrid barley varieties? There’s nothing new in that. However, I feel...
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Great news – Dublin will soon be in a position to request ‘official freedom’ status, where Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)...
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I’m sure many people where bemused or even flabbergasted at the headline food price comparisons of last week which indicated...
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Last week’s news of very healthy profits being the order of the day at Dale Farm represents a real boost...
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Recently a media article focused on price comparison on various brands or types of drinking milk in its consumer pages....
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The term ‘pariah state’ is not one to be thrown about lightly; it is reserved for countries ruled by groupings...
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We are all only too painfully aware of the current expense of diesel. Pump prices north of €2.00/L would have...
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This past week, a big part of mainstream media commentary was obsessed with promoting the idea that the Irish agricultural sector...
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At this time of the year, safety can often take a back seat within Irish agriculture as many of us...
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is right – government cannot do everything, but its role as...