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Editorial: need for positive thinking for investing in 2025
Jack Kennedy
The EU powerhouses of Germany and France need financial stimulation and are in a very different fiscal economic situation to Ireland at the moment.
1 January 2025 Climate and environment
Getting paid by developers for biodiversity
Conor Kehoe recently visited the farm of David Felce in the east of England with Lemken. Here, he describes the actions being undertaken on the farm regarding nature and the use of technology.
27 December 2024 News
New European initiative launched to help scale regenerative agricultural methods
Top 50 Farmers has been launched as a way to encourage regenerative methods in European agriculture and to inspire the next generation of farmers, writes Janine Kennedy.
Watch: 400-cow Tipperary dairy farmer on changes he’s making to his farm
Barry Powell discusses the investments and changes he’s making on his high performing farm to improve sustainability and water quality.
26 December 2024 Management
Dairygold announces four malting barley finalists
Dairygold has announced four malting barley finalsists from three regions in Co Cork and one Tipperary farmer.
26 December 2024 News
Drive for sustainability has to go both ways
Farmers have to see the economic reward for doing more on sustainability, Tara McCarthy of Alltech told Lorcan Roche Kelly.
23 December 2024 Climate and environment
Strengthening the Irish potato and vegetable sectors
Nuffield scholar and agronomist Thomas Murray travelled from Canada to Australia, the US and beyond, to find out what can be done to strengthen the Irish potato and vegetable sectors.
23 December 2024 Feature
Dairygold adds conditions to milk price top-up
Dairygold informed farmers of the changes through the milk purchase terms and conditions document, sent to suppliers this week.
18 December 2024 News
Unlocking the €60m EIP fund for water
Aidan Brennan reports from the discussion at Dairy Day 2024 on the new Farming for Water EIP, which has a total funding of €60m.
18 December 2024 Management
Rise in Dairygold sustainability bonus worth €14m to suppliers
Around 93% of all milk supplied to Dairygold is currently eligible for the sustainability payment.
16 December 2024 News
Commission's 'special mission' to 'engage' with Irish farmers on Mercosur
A delegation is to travel to Ireland early next year to hear farming organisations' concerns on Mercosur.
16 December 2024 News
New Mercosur protests kick off in Brussels
There was a strong Irish presence at the Mercosur protest on Monday, with Irish MEPs Ciaran Mullooly and Michael McNamara attending along with Irish TD Michael Fitzmaurice.
11 December 2024 Markets