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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

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

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Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Editorial: common sense prevails on UK inheritance tax

Editorial: common sense prevails on UK inheritance tax

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Editorial: Brexit impact being felt 10 years on

Editorial: Brexit impact being felt 10 years on

Editorial: Brexit impact being felt 10 years on

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Editorial: Taoiseach's comments must be clarified

Editorial: Taoiseach's comments must be clarified

Editorial: Taoiseach's comments must be clarified

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

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Editorial: Advice needed on Bluetongue vaccination

Editorial: Advice needed on Bluetongue vaccination

For any vaccination programme to work, there must be leadership and sound veterinary advice on their use.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

Big challenges lie ahead, the first being a possible ratification of the Mercosur trade agreement in the first few days of January.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Editorial: Season's greetings

Editorial: Season's greetings

We continue to develop and evolve as the needs of our readers and clients change.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Editorial: moment of truth for Mercosur trade deal

Editorial: moment of truth for Mercosur trade deal

Regardless of what the next few days brings in terms of voting results, the deal will still have to pass a final hurdle of EU parliament ratification in spring 2026.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Editorial: final hard yards for BVD eradication

Editorial: final hard yards for BVD eradication

Lessons should be learned from the BVD programme. Stronger powers and more stringent rules introduced earlier could shorten the race considerably.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Editorial: winter finisher concern

Editorial: winter finisher concern

One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and the same can be said for the winter finishing business.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Editorial: Agri-Food Regulator will get more tools, eventually

Editorial: Agri-Food Regulator will get more tools, eventually

Even with this extension, the office remains extremely limited in its capacity to bring transparency to the agri food supply chain beyond the farm gate.

VIEWPOINTS 17 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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