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Editorial: political promises broken on land tax
Jack Kennedy
The fact that over 6,000 farmers turned up to from all over Northern Ireland on Monday night answers a lot.
Editorial: political promises broken on land tax
Home Farm: options for supplementing cattle rations
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Home Farm: options for supplementing cattle rations
If we cannot get good by-products at a competitive price, then we will unwillingly replace them with imported product which does nobody any good.
Dempsey at Large: pressure on horticulture
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: pressure on horticulture
There are sectors where producer groups would have a logical role in both price and conditions of supply negotiations with supermarket customers.
View from China - Trump 2.0 - stakes are higher than ever
The key driver will be the demand for dairy and animal protein and the uptick in the economy will drive more consumption, writes Ian Lahiffe.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Renewed positivity at Teagasc beef conference
The last 12 months will mark one of the largest falls in suckler calf registrations that we have ever seen.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Important ruling from Agri-Food Regulator
Asba Meats was found to be in breach of the Unfair Trading Practices Regulations as a result of non-payment for animals supplied by a west of Ireland farmer.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Big decision ahead for Kerry Group shareholders
We know this long running debacle is complex, and untangling the various groups of shareholders is complicated.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
TB reduction strategy - Northern Ireland
We know vaccination of badgers alone is not working well enough with us.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy - will COP 29 make a difference?
Flying 20,000 people to remote Baku will have made a non-trivial contribution to carbon emissions all on its own.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: hill farmer policy failure uncovered
The potential upside is that these farmers have what the EU now values very highly, but has paid very little for.
13 November 2024 Viewpoints
Changes coming
All of these uncertainties leave a major exporter such as Ireland's food sector dependent on meeting quality criteria.
13 November 2024 Viewpoints
Nitrogen vs clover
Weather conditions are ideal for aphids, the same conditions also seem to favour slugs.
13 November 2024 Viewpoints