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Our growing electricity demand

Electricity is already more expensive in Ireland than in competitor countries and will become more so if government fails to align planning policy with cost containment.

VIEWPOINTS 23 April 2025

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Home Farm: Extraordinary spring for cattle trade

Home Farm: Extraordinary spring for cattle trade

VIEWPOINTS 23 April 2025

Dempsey at Large: tariff compensation for US farmers

Dempsey at Large: tariff compensation for US farmers

VIEWPOINTS 23 April 2025

Investments in methane mitigation and on-farm slurry storage

Investments in methane mitigation and on-farm slurry storage

Investments in methane mitigation and on-farm slurry storage

VIEWPOINTS 23 April 2025

Gradual shift to high output dairy

Gradual shift to high output dairy

Gradual shift to high output dairy

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 April 2025

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Conflicted feelings: I complained about a local farmer spreading slurry

Conflicted feelings: I complained about a local farmer spreading slurry

A few days after the complaint, a tractor pulled into my yard. A man stepped out. I suppose I already knew how the conversation was going to unfold, writes Ray O Foghlú.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 13 April 2025

Opinion: escalating TB figures will affect all farming in time

Opinion: escalating TB figures will affect all farming in time

As TB runs out of control, the Department of Agriculture and farmers have never been further apart on how to tackle the problem.

OPINION 13 April 2025

Dempsey at Large: Remembering Denis Lucey, a key figure in agriculture

Dempsey at Large: Remembering Denis Lucey, a key figure in agriculture

Denis Lucey was best known as the first chief executive of Dairygold

VIEWPOINTS 13 April 2025

Home Farm: BISS form submitted

Home Farm: BISS form submitted

On the cattle side, at long last we can operate the technology to see the Commercial beef value of the cattle we have on the place.

VIEWPOINTS 13 April 2025

Much work still to do on latest TB plan

Much work still to do on latest TB plan

A constant stream of reports, reviews and research papers have been produced on TB

NORTHERN IRELAND 13 April 2025

Colm McCarthy: Little revision in planning framework

Colm McCarthy: Little revision in planning framework

No local authority, especially the four in the Dublin area, has any practical incentive to encourage residential development.

VIEWPOINTS 13 April 2025

Latest chapter in turbulent decade for trade

Latest chapter in turbulent decade for trade

The knock-on effect of Trump tariffs will be a push by the EU to further diversify trade - and that means trade deals.

NEWS 13 April 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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