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Agribusiness
US cattle numbers down by half a million head
Phelim O'Neill
Falling cattle numbers and tariff threat threaten US beef industry in particular while in Ireland it is dairy farmers that are most exposed to US tariff threat
5 February 2025 News
Trump wields his favourite policy weapon
The freshly inaugurated US president has been very active on the tariff front
4 February 2025 News
US farmers fear retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs
US farmers exports billions of dollars of agricultural products and rely on Canada for 85% of its potash imports.
Trump trade fears may be overstated
Ireland remains very well placed in its main export markets.
22 January 2025 News
Opinion: production must be protected alongside environment
It cannot be either/or when it comes to climate, environment and production in relation to agriculture, it must be all of them.
19 January 2025 News
United challenges for Irish food exports
The outlook for Irish food exports from this week’s Bord Bia Meat Marketing Seminar.
17 January 2025 News
Yankee milk hits a raw nerve
The raw milk movement has the enviable, or unenviable, distinction of being supported by those on the left and right.
1 January 2025 Dealer
A-Z: what happened in farming in 2024
We break down all the main stories and issues in the farming sector this year from the ACRES scheme to Zwartbles sheep sales.
31 December 2024 News
Game changer in UK-US trade negotiation
If the US dropped the demand for hormone fed beef access, a trade deal with the UK could be negotiated quite quickly in 2025.
20 December 2024 News
US could drop hormone-fed beef from UK deal
If the US drops its insistence on hormone-fed beef getting access to the UK as part of a trade deal, it would be a real game-changer.
18 December 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: ‘Irish farmers like to talk, just like Kansas farmers’
Madeline Drake from Kansas State University joins us on the Young Stock Podcast this week to talk farming, agricultural communications and Donald Trump.
16 December 2024 News
Positive outlook for global dairy from Rabobank
The Dutch bank has forecast improved farmer margins increased global supplies and more bite among Chinese buyers of dairy commodities.
1 December 2024 News