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Pedigree breeders' open letter to the ICBF
Letters to the Editor
Pedigree Breeders Council letter to ICBF - Ken Hill, Irish Pedigree Breeders Council.
Pedigree breeders' open letter to the ICBF
Request for views from farmers: mental health matters
5 March 2025 Letters
Request for views from farmers: mental health matters
'The experiences of members of Ireland’s farming families need to be heard.' - Dr Siobhán O'Connor, associate professor, School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University.
Upset over change to ICBF ratings
26 February 2025 Letters
Upset over change to ICBF ratings
"We were stunned, angry and I felt so annoyed and upset at the financial situation he found himself in." - Margaret Lehane, Kanturk, Co Cork
ABP Food Group responds on finances
"ABP is the largest route to market for Irish beef and lamb from Irish farmers." - Frank Stephenson, CEO, ABP Food Group.
26 February 2025 Letters
Teagasc rejects climate-denying claim
"Response to the letter from Dr Murphy-Bokern" - Dr Karl Richards, Head of the Teagasc Climate Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford
26 February 2025 Letters
Letter to the Editor: reaction after the beef stakeholder forum
"What does the future hold for sucklers?" - Flor McCarthy Jr, third-generation pedigree Charolais breeder, Co Kerry
19 February 2025 Letters
Letter to the Editor: experience with farmer buyers influenced by star ratings
"I began to select bulls with weighted scores for ease of calving, terminal slaughter weights and milkiness." - name & details with the Editor
19 February 2025 Letters
New Zealand's TB testing regime
'TB skin test under tail head not on neck.' - Olin Grennan, North Island, New Zealand.
19 February 2025 Letters
Are donkeys the solution to dog attacks?
"Put a donkey or two in the same field with the sheep." - Cyril Gleeson, Birdhill, Co Tipperary
12 February 2025 Letters
Concerns over solar farm awareness
"I am concerned that local communities are only made aware of these solar farms after negotiations with farmers and planning processes are already underway." - Denise Moran, Longford
12 February 2025 Letters
Comments made at Dairygold meeting
"We have repeatedly been promised a leading milk price and fought for it at times." - Mike Martin, by email
12 February 2025 Letters
Letters to the Editor: confusion between GWP* and GWP100
'Promised methane move would be big change – Teagasc' - Dr Donal Murphy, Bokern MAgrSc, Kroge-Ehrendorf, Germany
5 February 2025 Letters