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Editorial: 75% of Irish soils are nutrient deficient

Lower nutrient imports, economic constraints and limited access to organic manures were all highlighted as contributing factors to weaker fertility status on tillage and drystock farms.

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

Editorial: 75% of Irish soils are nutrient deficient

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Conflict could permanently impact air traffic

Conflict could permanently impact air traffic

OPINION 11 March 2026

Margins have been eroded for beef

Margins have been eroded for beef

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: questions as we drop below Poland

Dempsey at Large: questions as we drop below Poland

Dempsey at Large: questions as we drop below Poland

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Home Farm: yellow crops and falling beef prices

Home Farm: yellow crops and falling beef prices

Home Farm: yellow crops and falling beef prices

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

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Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Ireland in the 1980s has been described as a different country and the same could be said about the beef industry.

NEWS 28 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus

Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus

It is simplistic and unreasonable to lay the blame on Irish Rail which can only optimise the use of the inherited Victorian rail system.

VIEWPOINTS 28 February 2026

Home Farm: 2026 BISS application

Home Farm: 2026 BISS application

Normally by this stage, we would have grazed off most of the winter growth but this year, we haven't had one animal out on a paddock yet.

VIEWPOINTS 28 February 2026

Comment: a long-running saga of ANC payments

Comment: a long-running saga of ANC payments

The last Area of Natural Constraint payment in NI was made to SDA farmers in 2018.

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 February 2026

Dempsey at Large: the portrayal of Larry Goodman

Dempsey at Large: the portrayal of Larry Goodman

The expansion of the AIBP Goodman group was very visible (AIBP as it was then called) and featured in the television programme.

VIEWPOINTS 28 February 2026

Quality assurance has higher market value

Quality assurance has higher market value

Even when it isn't reflected in farm gate price, quality assured product usually has a higher selling value in the market place

NEWS 28 February 2026

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Like the tractors in Newbridge on Saturday, the Larry Murrin issue has seen everybody - farmers, government, opposition included - treading over the same ground for almost six weeks now.

OPINION 28 February 2026

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Ireland’s best-selling water heaters designed for the Irish dairy industry

A high-quality and reliable agri electric water heater is paramount to the safety of livestock, the quality of produce and smooth production processes on dairy farms across Ireland.

Ireland’s best-selling water heaters designed for the Irish dairy industry

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