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Editorial: Animal Health Ireland – time for a reset?
Jack Kennedy
If resources are limited for AHI, I often ask myself why is it spending scarce resources on programmes that I’m going to suggest could be classified as more ‘routine’ at this stage.
Editorial: Animal Health Ireland – time for a reset?
Editorial: Seasons Greetings
23 December 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: Seasons Greetings
The year finished very well with exceptionally good ground conditions helping winter planting and autumn grazing.
Editorial: Suckler positivity
23 December 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: Suckler positivity
Mercosur is obviously the elephant in the room and particularly what economic and social impact it will have on rural areas.
Editorial: choosing solar or food?
We know there are people starving in the world that would love the riches under our feet and yet we are knowingly long-term decommissioning land.
23 December 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: Kerry shareholders vote yes
The move means big change in the relationship between the existing Kerry management and milk suppliers.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: Bovaer or not?
The company producing this product has a duty to inform consumers, and policymakers need to inform citizens.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: Mercosur back track?
Be sure that beef farmers are watching political soundings with keen interest.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: ICBF analysis - CBV does work
Not publishing evaluations for breeders is a big step that could have long lasting impact.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Mercosur deal bursts beef positivity
At a European level the fact is that 200,000t of South American beef is entering the EU already, so this deal means it can now come in at a cheaper entry cost.
11 December 2024 Editorial
Editorial: business case for Kerry
If a leading milk price can be paid then the business can work, Jack Kennedy writes.
11 December 2024 Editorial
Northern inheritance bombshell
Around half of all farms in Northern Ireland, accounting for 80% of farmed land, could be affected by the inheritance tax changes.
11 December 2024 Editorial
Editorial: positive sounds on 2025 margins emerge
The Teagasc Outlook conference for 2025 pointed towards some positivity on farm income front, although after a challenging 2023.
4 December 2024 Editorial