Adam Woods

awoods@farmersjournal.ie

Editorial: more time needed for Nature Restoration Plan engagement

Farm organisations have addressed very valid concerns around the rollout of the current draft plan.

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Editorial: more time needed for Nature Restoration Plan engagement

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Top tips on preventing pneumonia on suckler farms

Top tips on preventing pneumonia on suckler farms

BREEDING & HEALTH 10 June 2026

Kill drops below 30,000 head

Kill drops below 30,000 head

MARKETS 10 June 2026

Editorial: record calf prices in 2026 should come with a note of caution

Editorial: record calf prices in 2026 should come with a note of caution

Editorial: record calf prices in 2026 should come with a note of caution

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Editorial: factory beef prices vs retail prices

Editorial: factory beef prices vs retail prices

Editorial: factory beef prices vs retail prices

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

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Editorial: Brazilian beef ban

Editorial: Brazilian beef ban

In the derogation, a food service establishment doesn’t have to declare where the meat they are serving originates from.

VIEWPOINTS 3 June 2026

Beef trade shows signs of steadying

Beef trade shows signs of steadying

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 3 June 2026

Brazil scrambles to meet EU beef rules

Brazil scrambles to meet EU beef rules

Adam Woods has the latest on the proposed EU ban on Brazilian beef to come into effect on 3 September 2026.

NEWS 3 June 2026

Editorial: CAP supports critical to future of farming

Editorial: CAP supports critical to future of farming

The top 20% of claimants under BISS received 53% of the payments in 2025.

VIEWPOINTS 3 June 2026

Beef Trends: trade blues continue

Beef Trends: trade blues continue

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 3 June 2026

Editorial: beef trade blues

Editorial: beef trade blues

Both factories and retailers have been able to protect their margins through a combination of reducing prices at the factory gate and increasing prices on shop shelves.

VIEWPOINTS 3 June 2026

Editorial: tractor safety week didn’t end last week

Editorial: tractor safety week didn’t end last week

"As a teenager, you think you are invincible, and sitting behind the steering wheel of a 100HP+ tractor only adds to that sense of invincibility."

VIEWPOINTS 3 June 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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