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Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

A big drop in cattle numbers this year plus a second year of reduced sheep numbers will create surplus processing capacity in factories.

NEWS 5 December 2025

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

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Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Home Farm: starting our solar journey

Home Farm: starting our solar journey

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: TB control - more of the same

Dempsey at Large: TB control - more of the same

Dempsey at Large: TB control - more of the same

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Opinion: farming needs to own its own issues, but can't accept blame for others

Opinion: farming needs to own its own issues, but can't accept blame for others

Opinion: farming needs to own its own issues, but can't accept blame for others

OPINION 29 November 2025

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Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

Irish farmers must stop reacting to criticism and start shaping the story of agriculture themselves. Credibility, public trust, and policy influence all depend on it, writes Niall Hurson.

OPINION 19 November 2025

Dairy producers need to turn back the tap

Dairy producers need to turn back the tap

Increased supply has left dairy commodity markets out of balance and prices heading down

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

Dempsey at Large: ingredients for EU food and drink exports

Dempsey at Large: ingredients for EU food and drink exports

It’s hard to see the unwinding of the Mercosur deal, but we should at least press for food and drink sold within the EU and exported under an EU label to be made from EU ingredients.

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

Home Farm: a blip or a trend?

Home Farm: a blip or a trend?

The dry, cooler weather has allowed us to graze out the remaining paddocks with light cattle. All the heavier ones are in at this stage.

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

Colm McCarthy: interconnectors supplementing our energy needs

Colm McCarthy: interconnectors supplementing our energy needs

Some of the power coming from the socket in your home or business is nuclear electricity – the electrons which buzz along the grid do not carry birth certificates.

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

Colm McCarthy: public spending code needs teeth

Colm McCarthy: public spending code needs teeth

Finance ministries share a common nightmare, the day you must tell the Minister for Finance that the Government has run out of money.

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

Home Farm: avoidance of compaction key

Home Farm: avoidance of compaction key

The key I am convinced, apart from draining obvious wet areas, is to avoid compaction during the sowing season.

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

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