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Editorial Opinion

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

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Inheritance tax allowances and tax shelters

Inheritance taxes are unpopular, precisely because they will rarely match ability to pay, especially for farming assets.

4 December 2024 OPINION
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Kerry deal allows shareholders to regain control

Kerry proposal releases value and includes rewards for shareholders who have been patient for many years. Vote yes, writes Joe Gill.

4 December 2024 OPINION
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Dithering has put farmers in a bad place with TB

There has been a repeated failure by government to deal with the reservoir of TB in wildlife

4 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Soc Dems rising in the south as Fine Gael fade

With three seats gained in Cork - and in the fight for a seat in Carlow-Kilkenny - the Social Democrats have had a good election.

1 December 2024 OPINION
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Opinion: 10 takeaways from day one of the general election count

With first counts almost completed, we can see how Ireland has voted in this election. But what kind of government will we get as a result?

30 November 2024 OPINION
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Farmers must stick together on IHT battle

Collective action is important if farmers are to convince government that changes are required to IHT plans.

27 November 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Policy pointing in the wrong direction

The problem is the attribution of emissions in accordance with the system of the UN Convention, which allocates emissions on a territorial basis, by production.

27 November 2024 VIEWPOINTS
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Dempsey at Large: The forestry conundrum

Part of farmers reluctance to consider the forestry route has been that the demand for land is now coming from all kinds of new areas.

27 November 2024 VIEWPOINTS
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Home Farm: Quality Assurance inspection time

I had looked at getting vermin-proof roller doors but the cost was significant, the gain marginal and the inconvenience and the exposure to possible breakage through machinery damage was real.

27 November 2024 VIEWPOINTS