LATEST ARTICLES
Viewpoints
Home Farm: variable crops, light silage
Matt Dempsey
We have negotiated as hard as we can with our factory customers, but there is only so far they are willing to go.
3 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Reversing 15% penalty cap changes nothing
Minister Muir has said he is going to reverse a decision taken by his predecessor, Edwin Poots
3 July 2024 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: an outstanding summary of work in beef
The value of knowing the commercial breeding value of bought-in dairy beef stores is becoming critical for profitability.
Colm McCarthy's UK general election predictions
In the next parliament, the surviving Tories will include very few Europe-friendly politicians, many of whom were discarded by Boris Johnson before the 2019 election.
3 July 2024 Viewpoints
Opinion: glasshouse repairs are needed before I throw any stones
A clumsy and disappointing pair of factual errors have left me slow to join the pile-on Joe Biden is experiencing, but he is now an outside shot to retain the US presidency.
29 June 2024 Opinion
Shortfalls in infrastructure
The record of oversight on State capital spending, particularly on big once-off projects, has been poor.
26 June 2024 Viewpoints
Nitrogen cannot be a neglected input
Farmers in NI are substituting nitrogen for meal, but is it the right direction of travel?
26 June 2024 Opinion
Tensions between the EU and China could spell problems for Irish food exports
We are facing a future with China where we have to be mindful of the broad tension between China’s industrial export policies v the expanding food imports required to feed China’s huge population.
26 June 2024 Viewpoints
Opinion: Ryan is leaving, but Martin seems set to stay
In a week of announcements and departures, it seems the Tanaiste is going absolutely nowhere.
22 June 2024 Opinion
Desperate Farmwife: bullying in a small, rural school is difficult to navigate
Are kids just being kids, or is there more going on? Our Desperate Farmwife doesn’t have all the answers, but she is always there for her children (and her cows).
19 June 2024 Features
EU imports from South America also increase global warming
Importing beef into the EU from Mercosur countries will increase global warming, writes Dr Myles Rath, formerly of the UCD School of Agriculture.
19 June 2024 Viewpoints
Good and bad in Labour party plans
The British Labour Party manifesto includes some positive commitments, but nothing on future farm funding.
19 June 2024 Opinion