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Editorial: Kerry shareholders vote yes
Jack Kennedy
The move means big change in the relationship between the existing Kerry management and milk suppliers.
Editorial: Kerry shareholders vote yes
Editorial: Bovaer or not?
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.
Editorial: Mercosur back track?
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: Mercosur back track?
Be sure that beef farmers are watching political soundings with keen interest.
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
Dempsey at large: wildly conflicting signals from Brussels
Commissioner Henson he clearly wants better bargaining power for farmers while urging diversification of income sources to spread the risks.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Home Farm: inducements and penalties
The Biss payment has been reduced very significantly already under the Cap reform so the last thing we need is a unnecessary further deduction.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Fresh assessment of data centre policy needed
The portion of electricity usage devoted to data centres has already risen to around 20%, compared to 3 or 4% in the typical European country.
11 December 2024 Viewpoints
Controversy over the electoral register shows a deep inertia
The existing infrastructure underlying the public services card should be extended to cover the electoral process and the necessary legislation and privacy safeguards put in place.
11 December 2024 Viewpoints
Wind damage and badger warning from Department
Our main vulnerability is the water supply.
11 December 2024 Viewpoints
World Agrifood Innovation Forum a big deal in China
Feeding the world is clearly an area where science and development can build bridges.
6 December 2024 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Baileys remains one of the most successful drinks in the world
The use of Irish cream was mandatory from the beginning, and that policy still continues.
4 December 2024 Viewpoints
Home farm: Machinery safeguards
A lesson learned - cheap bolt that saved us from real far more expensive trouble.
4 December 2024 Viewpoints