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All the latest opinion and comments on the Irish agricultural industry from the Farmers Journal editorial team.

1,300 sought for new CAFRE farm groups

An application window has opened for new Business Sustainability Groups.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 March 2025

Colm McCarthy: evolution of EU's CAP

For a small open economy, it makes sense to encourage production in sectors where there is a prospect of domestic and export sales on advantageous terms.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Colm McCarthy: planning system problems

Planning - the system is tilted against the vigorous pursuit of priorities which are acknowledged at national level.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Home Farm: Spring work underway

As I write, we are sowing the beans. I was interested to see that our delivery came from Denmark.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Capping brings new dynamic to payments

A progressive cap is to be applied to the new Farm Sustainability Payment.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 March 2025

Dempsey at Large: The United States - a complex ally

Last week the cattlemen in the United States called again for a fundamental reappraisal of the place of imports of beef from Brazil on the US market.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies

Good weather means a spring in the step of farmers planting crops, but the markets are not as bright as the weather, with tariffs (yet again) a threat.

OPINION 12 March 2025

Home Farm: Lime levels being counted

We don’t use that much lime, but it’s noticeable that even on just one farm that pH levels vary from one field with a pH of over 7.5 while a small grass paddock was analysed at 5.5.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Colm McCarthy: It’s not just tariffs that could hurt – our taxes are targets too

The capital programme was halved in volume by 2014 and has only lately recovered to pre-crash levels.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.

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1,300 sought for new CAFRE farm groups

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Colm McCarthy: evolution of EU's CAP

Colm McCarthy: evolution of EU's CAP

MOST READ STORIES

1,300 sought for new CAFRE farm groups

Colm McCarthy: evolution of EU's CAP

Colm McCarthy: planning system problems

Home Farm: Spring work underway

Capping brings new dynamic to payments

Dempsey at Large: The United States - a complex ally

Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies

Home Farm: Lime levels being counted

Colm McCarthy: It’s not just tariffs that could hurt – our taxes are targets too

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

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