Food production

Solar farm debate continues in farming

Solar farms are becoming an ever-more visible on our landscape in certain parts of the country, so too are calls to manage where they are built.

RENEWABLES 10 December 2025

Solar farm debate continues in farming

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Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

OPINION 3 December 2025

EU 'cannot dictate' how antibiotics are sold outside the EU

EU 'cannot dictate' how antibiotics are sold outside the EU

NEWS 27 November 2025

Dempsey at Large: ingredients for EU food and drink exports

Dempsey at Large: ingredients for EU food and drink exports

Dempsey at Large: ingredients for EU food and drink exports

VIEWPOINTS 26 November 2025

Dempsey at Large: the slippery slope continues

Dempsey at Large: the slippery slope continues

Dempsey at Large: the slippery slope continues

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

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Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Between climate change and increasing regulation, farming is becoming a very tough business.

FARMER WRITES 25 October 2025

Former MP salutes ordinary family farms

Former MP salutes ordinary family farms

In a new book, former Tory MP Rory Stewart outlines many of the challenges facing family farms in the north west of England and beyond.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Statisticians are able to calculate the contributions of each of the twelve main groups (food, energy, restaurants and hotels, housing and the rest) to the overall change in the price index.

VIEWPOINTS 25 October 2025

Further greening of CAP would increase overall emissions - research

Further greening of CAP would increase overall emissions - research

New modeling from the Commission's Joint Research Centre found that a focus on food - and not the environment - could be the pathway to reducing farm emissions globally.

NEWS 25 October 2025

Editorial: derogation decision is crucial for farming

Editorial: derogation decision is crucial for farming

Minister can be in no doubt that the loss of the derogation would be reckless for Ireland's rural economy.

VIEWPOINTS 25 October 2025

Dempsey at Large: Changes in prospect

Dempsey at Large: Changes in prospect

Farmers, under the new CAP, are going to depend to an increasing amount on Dublin rather than Brussels

VIEWPOINTS 25 October 2025

Farming for Nature announces 12 new ambassadors for 2025

Farming for Nature announces 12 new ambassadors for 2025

This year’s ambassadors were recognised at an awards ceremony held in the Burren.

NEWS 25 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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