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Mercosur battle still not over

Over the last number of weeks, the fact that beef labelled as Brazilian is circulating in Ireland has been highlighted.

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

Mercosur battle still not over

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Editorial: no need for straw imports

Editorial: no need for straw imports

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

Editorial: Bord Bia figures and access to China

Editorial: Bord Bia figures and access to China

Editorial: Bord Bia figures and access to China

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

Editorial: powerful Athlone protest

Editorial: powerful Athlone protest

Editorial: powerful Athlone protest

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

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Home Farm: slurry season opens

Home Farm: slurry season opens

The amount of money involved to stock up with cattle for beef is so large and the risk of loss so real that it seems a no-brainer that there should be some form of forward price guarantee on offer.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Over the last 25 years, one of the clearest trends has been the increase in agricultural land prices in parts of the world with access to increasingly open food markets.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism

EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism

"Green policies throughout the EU have increased costs and will achieve nothing but destroy agriculture in the EU," - Denis Barry, Imphrick, Ballyhea, Charleville, Co Cork.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

The new three-year quota programme seeks to limit the total amount of imported beef coming into the market, with quotas attached to each key market.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: the early lessons from solar

Dempsey at Large: the early lessons from solar

I was able to study the output from the panels which varied hugely depending on the weather and the time of day, writes Matt Dempsey.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

The Home Farm: not a typical beef year

The Home Farm: not a typical beef year

My average CBV was almost exactly the same at €149 as the national average of €150.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Many farmers feel that the swift eradication of BVD was over-promised to get industry buy in at the very beginning of the programme, but has still failed to deliver BVD-free status.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

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Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

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