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Farmer Writes: the Barnett-Hall grain conference
James Strain
James Strain attended the Barnett-Hall grain conference in Laois last week and shares his key learnings.
9 October 2024 World
Market digest - stories from around the world
Brief News snippets from India, Brazil, New Zealand and Ukraine
17 September 2024 News
Average costs across all agricultural sectors have risen by 73% in last seven years
New report launched by the Irish Farmers’ Association has looked into the impact of global events such as Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine on the cost of doing business for farmers.
Millions continue to face hunger
Latest UN FAO report reveals that for third successive year no progress has been made on reducing world hunger
21 August 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from USA, China, Britain and Ukraine.
31 July 2024 World
Commissioner calls for more CAP funding
European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski looks back on a term of ‘crisis management’ and recommends that more money is secured for the next CAP.
17 July 2024 News
Colm McCarthy: practical measures needed to turn targets into policy
Targets in conflict are a recipe for delay and cost escalation. The latest domain for this habit of political evasion is defence policy.
17 July 2024 Opinion
Opinion: glasshouse repairs are needed before I throw any stones
A clumsy and disappointing pair of factual errors have left me slow to join the pile-on Joe Biden is experiencing, but he is now an outside shot to retain the US presidency.
29 June 2024 Opinion
Global pig numbers ramping up as EU production falls
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) pig chair Roy Gallie to get an overview of the current climate in the sector.
5 June 2024 News
Ireland's neutrality is financially savvy
Neutrality is seen as an expression of sovereignty and echoes the success of the 1939 decision to keep out of World War II.
22 May 2024 Viewpoints