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Long read: medium-sized farms may drown in attempt to save very small farms
Pat O'Toole
With two-thirds of the EU's 9.1 million farms less than 5ha in size, the intent to focus funds on smaller farms may hurt the typical Irish family farm.
11 September 2024 Climate and environment
Opinion: land use change rules must be changed to tackle biodiversity loss
In the context of a national biodiversity crisis, it’s not credible that farmers can remove habitats without oversight, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
11 September 2024 Opinion
EU’s emissions reporting strategy remains fundamentally flawed
The climate council has again reported that agriculture is responsible for over a third of all Irish emissions, even though most of the sector’s output is exported, a flawed approach.
Dempsey at Large: a bland consensus but still worthwhile
The comments by former EU Commissioner Phil Hogan left me apprehensive.
11 September 2024 Viewpoints
Home Farm: some cattle in, mole ploughing in tillage
We have ended up housing the most forward cattle and will probably aim to finish them for the pre-Christmas market.
11 September 2024 Viewpoints
View from China: A moment of introspection for China's beef giants
The evolution of China’s domestic beef industry continues to be an interesting experiment in animal husbandry.
11 September 2024 Viewpoints
Worn-out soil is not an issue in NI
Regenerative farmers in other parts of the world are solving a problem we do not have in NI
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Dempsey at Large: remarkable Irish successes
If Irish agriculture is allowed decline, these important regional employers and innovators will wither.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy: no need to risk another boom-bust cycle
In the period leading up to the banking bust of late 2008, the flattering budget numbers proved to be an illusion.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Will we have to house cattle this week?
I would expect to have the silage aftergrass growing vigorously at this stage, so that we could spread the cattle out across the place, but it’s too soon to let stock out on it yet.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
NI livestock face more tag changes
Farmers in the market for new XI prefix cattle tags should only purchase what they need for the months ahead.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Dempsey at Large: The stresses of growth
In the critical housing and health areas, we are seeing money being invested for maximum market-based return regardless of the social or societal effects.
28 August 2024 Viewpoints