All the latest opinion and comments on the Irish agricultural industry from the Farmers Journal editorial team.

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Opinion: there are US politicians we can talk to as Trump's aggression alarms
Pat O'Toole
The Irish have long had a reputation for diplomacy. It needs to be put to use now with US politicians who can curb Donald Trump's power.
Opinion: there are US politicians we can talk to as Trump's aggression alarms
Pause on US tariffs offers breathing space for Ireland
10 April 2025 News
Pause on US tariffs offers breathing space for Ireland
President Trump slashes tariffs announced last week for all trading partners, but goes the opposite way with China.
Biostimulants and plant nutrition: snake oil or profitable tools?
9 April 2025 Crop protection
Biostimulants and plant nutrition: snake oil or profitable tools?
Biostimulants and nutrition can play a role in making plants healthier and able to fight disease, writes Siobhán Walsh.
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Home Farm: Area aid form and maps arrive
The cereals, wheat, barley and oats have all got nitrogen and growth regulator and despite the dry weather have visibly responded to the top dressing.
9 April 2025 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy: Trump's tariffs
The remedy is in the hands of the US administration, which could unilaterally bring the Irish revenue bonanza to an end.
9 April 2025 Viewpoints
GAEC 2 debacle highlights leadership issues in agriculture
Delaying GAEC 2 or suggesting it can be ignored will just result in more hardship for farmers, writes Ray O Foghlú.
9 April 2025 Climate and environment
Dempsey at Large: CAP in the firing line as defence crisis worsens
Germany - inflation, especially if it is caused by government spending and borrowing, has led to constitutional constraints on government spending.
9 April 2025 Viewpoints
Beef price had to rise in England
With direct payment support in England being cut, the market has had to step up.
9 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Opinion: if we have to have the row, have it now
Irish agriculture and food production may be in the front line of Trump’s trade tariffs, but we shouldn’t turn the other cheek and “suck it up”. We have to confront the bully at some point.
5 April 2025 Opinion
Home Farm: spring tillage work continues
We have also bought in some straight potash, following our soil samples showing low K on the silage ground.
2 April 2025 Viewpoints
Don’t bet the farm on inheritance tax change
To date, senior Labour politicians have appeared unsympathetic to concerns raised by farmers.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Dempsey at Large: there is something not working in the grain market
As European total food output declines, a trend that is also happening in Ireland, our policymakers should be looking at the factors that are operating against European and Irish growers.
2 April 2025 Viewpoints