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Editorial: past mistakes haunting Department initiatives
Jack Kennedy
Farmers have lost confidence in the officials before the game has started.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: TB developments
TB: if one in five herds have reactors, it shows the scale of the problem.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: malting is the future
Nothing beats regular communication and key messages well in advance of field work.
Editorial: milk solids' importance
Co-op directors should lead from the front on this, when setting and announcing milk price.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: Times, they are a-changing
'It's about getting a fair representation of both genders, to have men and women’s voices at the table. '
12 March 2025 Editorial
Editorial: invest now in farming rather than future fines
We do need to protect carbon in soils and grow the volume of carbon that we protect.
5 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: hill sheep breeding plans
We are hearing increased concerns from hill sheep farmers about discussions on rewetting plans taking place behind closed doors.
5 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: malting industry debate
The malting premium over feed is one of the bright lights for tillage farmers in terms of possibilities to improve margins. It always has been.
5 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: ‘Isn’t it mad that it is now five years since COVID-19 took over?'
'Women are innovating, pushing boundaries and making their mark in industries that are for the most part, male dominated'.
5 March 2025 Editorial
Editorial: fast-track planning must get green light
We need something very quickly on the nutrient storage side of the house for farmers.
26 February 2025 Viewpoints
Beef welfare scheme: new scheme details
The animal health focus this week discusses the basics of calf rearing and inexpensive early animal health management issues that all farmers should refresh themselves on.
26 February 2025 Viewpoints
Climate action plan: rewetting bombshell
Rewetting: if we don’t map out the impacts now, then when do we do it?
26 February 2025 Viewpoints