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For value growth to continue, clearly Irish grain needs to be the basis for Irish drinks.
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The EU powerhouses of Germany and France need financial stimulation and are in a very different fiscal economic situation to Ireland at the moment.
A more diverse population means it is more challenging to communicate with people about farm tasks.
If resources are limited for AHI, I often ask myself why is it spending scarce resources on programmes that I’m going to suggest could be classified as more ‘routine’ at this stage.
The year finished very well with exceptionally good ground conditions helping winter planting and autumn grazing.
Mercosur is obviously the elephant in the room and particularly what economic and social impact it will have on rural areas.
We know there are people starving in the world that would love the riches under our feet and yet we are knowingly long-term decommissioning land.
The move means big change in the relationship between the existing Kerry management and milk suppliers.
The company producing this product has a duty to inform consumers, and policymakers need to inform citizens.
Be sure that beef farmers are watching political soundings with keen interest.
