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"This is a perfect example of a bad workman "blaming his tools". - Thomas Clinton, Drakerath, Carlanstown, Kells, Co Meath.
12 March 2025 Letters
Promote not demote ICBF’s Euro-Star indexes
"I need each cow to pay her way." - Denis Large, suckler farmer, Co Tipperary
12 March 2025 Letters
Injustice of the TB income supplement is very clear
"Injustice of the TB Income Supplement" - name & details with the editor.
Pedigree breeders' open letter to the ICBF
Pedigree Breeders Council letter to ICBF - Ken Hill, Irish Pedigree Breeders Council.
5 March 2025 Letters
Request for views from farmers: mental health matters
'The experiences of members of Ireland’s farming families need to be heard.' - Dr Siobhán O'Connor, associate professor, School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University.
5 March 2025 Letters
Upset over change to ICBF ratings
"We were stunned, angry and I felt so annoyed and upset at the financial situation he found himself in." - Margaret Lehane, Kanturk, Co Cork
26 February 2025 Letters
ABP Food Group responds on finances
"ABP is the largest route to market for Irish beef and lamb from Irish farmers." - Frank Stephenson, CEO, ABP Food Group.
26 February 2025 Letters
Teagasc rejects climate-denying claim
"Response to the letter from Dr Murphy-Bokern" - Dr Karl Richards, Head of the Teagasc Climate Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford
26 February 2025 Letters
Letter to the Editor: reaction after the beef stakeholder forum
"What does the future hold for sucklers?" - Flor McCarthy Jr, third-generation pedigree Charolais breeder, Co Kerry
19 February 2025 Letters
Letter to the Editor: experience with farmer buyers influenced by star ratings
"I began to select bulls with weighted scores for ease of calving, terminal slaughter weights and milkiness." - name & details with the Editor
19 February 2025 Letters
New Zealand's TB testing regime
'TB skin test under tail head not on neck.' - Olin Grennan, North Island, New Zealand.
19 February 2025 Letters
Are donkeys the solution to dog attacks?
"Put a donkey or two in the same field with the sheep." - Cyril Gleeson, Birdhill, Co Tipperary
12 February 2025 Letters