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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 7 January 2026

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

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Dempsey at Large: the early lessons from solar

Dempsey at Large: the early lessons from solar

VIEWPOINTS 7 January 2026

The Home Farm: not a typical beef year

The Home Farm: not a typical beef year

VIEWPOINTS 7 January 2026

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses

Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses

Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

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The carbon footprint on dairy farms needs to fall much faster

The carbon footprint on dairy farms needs to fall much faster

"While the carbon footprint has been falling, the overall level of emissions has been increasing." - Prof Gerry Boyle

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

View from China: China's egg-cellent market opportunities

View from China: China's egg-cellent market opportunities

With expansion under way, China is reaching well over the normal market demand requirement of 1.2 billion eggs a day.

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

The success of any farm operation involving animals relies greatly on those animals staying healthy and free from disease.

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

Editorial: common sense prevails on UK inheritance tax

Editorial: common sense prevails on UK inheritance tax

The proposed changes have caused huge frustration, anger and worry for NI farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

Editorial: Brexit impact being felt 10 years on

Editorial: Brexit impact being felt 10 years on

While the threat of tariffs on Irish beef has abated, the threat of the UK completing trade deals with other countries remains very real.

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: getting the facts straight on nitrates

Dempsey at Large: getting the facts straight on nitrates

Just as most medicines have side effects, the aim has to be to work out if the side effects justify the action.

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

Home Farm: beef market surprises

Home Farm: beef market surprises

The recent strong winds knocked a few trees, which we will cut up for logs.

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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