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Editorial: silent boom of the beef market
Jack Kennedy
We do have to recognise the muscle of the beef superpowers when they put their minds to exporting.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: clear messages at IFA AGM
IFA AGM address - Francie Gorman called out the imbalance between environmental, economic and social policy.
19 January 2025 News
Opinion: production must be protected alongside environment
It cannot be either/or when it comes to climate, environment and production in relation to agriculture, it must be all of them.
Mercosur analysis shows 'real danger' for Irish beef sector - IFA
The new Government needs to hit the ground running to block the 'flawed' Mercosur trade deal, IFA president Francie Gorman has said.
17 January 2025 News
Mercosur to cost Irish farmers €95/head on prime cattle - Meat Industry Ireland
MII director Dale Crammond said that there is still time to engage politically with EU leaders to stop the formal ratification of the Mercosur trade deal.
17 January 2025 News
Farming issues to gain key ground in next Dáil
The Regional Independent Group has gained key concessions for farmers in the programme for government.
15 January 2025 News
New EU expert group on livestock needed - MEP Walsh
Maria Walsh has said that livestock farmers across Ireland and the EU have serious concerns regarding the future of the sector.
15 January 2025 News
China’s beef import policy matters to Ireland
With Irish beef exports to China suspended, it may seem that China's beef import policy doesn't matter much to Irish farmers, but that isn't the case.
10 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: Hot markets the backdrop to cold snap
Much of west Cork has escaped the worst extremes of this cold spell but strong market performances will help get the year off to a good start.
8 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Dempsey at Large: sauce for the goose
Given the dramatically different cost and regulatory obligations between the EU and Brazil, another way of facilitating two-way trade should have been developed.
8 January 2025 Viewpoints
2025 will be a make or break year for agriculture
There are many crucial policy decisions ahead, including the future of the nitrates derogation, agreement on the EU-Mercusor deal and the forming of the next CAP budget.
2 January 2025 Schemes
Editorial: need for positive thinking for investing in 2025
The EU powerhouses of Germany and France need financial stimulation and are in a very different fiscal economic situation to Ireland at the moment.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints