Editorial

All the latest farming news, comments and editorial opinions from the Irish Farmers Journal

Editorial

All the latest farming news, comments and editorial opinions from the Irish Farmers Journal

Editorial: past mistakes haunting Department initiatives

Farmers have lost confidence in the officials before the game has started.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

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Editorial: TB developments

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Editorial: malting is the future

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Editorial: milk solids' importance

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Editorial: invest now in farming rather than future fines

VIEWPOINTS 5 March 2025

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Editorial: milk solids' importance

Co-op directors should lead from the front on this, when setting and announcing milk price.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Editorial: invest now in farming rather than future fines

We do need to protect carbon in soils and grow the volume of carbon that we protect.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Editorial: hill sheep breeding plans

We are hearing increased concerns from hill sheep farmers about discussions on rewetting plans taking place behind closed doors.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Editorial: malting industry debate

The malting premium over feed is one of the bright lights for tillage farmers in terms of possibilities to improve margins. It always has been.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Editorial: fast-track planning must get green light

We need something very quickly on the nutrient storage side of the house for farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Climate action plan: rewetting bombshell

Rewetting: if we don’t map out the impacts now, then when do we do it?

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Beef welfare scheme: new scheme details

The animal health focus this week discusses the basics of calf rearing and inexpensive early animal health management issues that all farmers should refresh themselves on.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Editorial: misguided thinking around nitrogen

As importers, energy prices and currency exchanges are largely outside farmer control.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Editorial: the next CAP vision

There is talk of incentives rather than conditions, however, all that for me is ‘stay on the same road’ type language, just maybe trying to say it in a different way.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

Meath’s green fields inspired Mark to pursue career to protect the environment

Former Meath hurler and senior engineer Mark O’Sullivan is part of a team working to bring more renewables on to the electricity grid.

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Editorial: past mistakes haunting Department initiatives

MOST READ STORIES

Editorial: TB developments

Editorial: malting is the future

Editorial: milk solids' importance

Editorial: milk solids' importance

Editorial: invest now in farming rather than future fines

Editorial: invest now in farming rather than future fines

MOST READ STORIES

Editorial: milk solids' importance

Editorial: invest now in farming rather than future fines

Editorial: hill sheep breeding plans

Editorial: malting industry debate

Editorial: fast-track planning must get green light

Climate action plan: rewetting bombshell

Beef welfare scheme: new scheme details

Editorial: misguided thinking around nitrogen

Editorial: the next CAP vision

Meath’s green fields inspired Mark to pursue career to protect the environment

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