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Farmers better served by Bord Bia out of the news

Irrespective of any issues with governance, Bord Bia's energy should be focused on maximising the value of the produce from Irish farms.

NEWS 15 March 2026

Farmers better served by Bord Bia out of the news

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Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

OPINION 14 March 2026

Editorial: 75% of Irish soils are nutrient deficient

Editorial: 75% of Irish soils are nutrient deficient

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

Conflict could permanently impact air traffic

Conflict could permanently impact air traffic

Conflict could permanently impact air traffic

OPINION 11 March 2026

Margins have been eroded for beef

Margins have been eroded for beef

Margins have been eroded for beef

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

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Dempsey at Large: questions as we drop below Poland

Dempsey at Large: questions as we drop below Poland

Does the competition and consumer protection body need to dust down its files on how to investigate suspected collusion and price fixing among processors?

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

Home Farm: yellow crops and falling beef prices

Home Farm: yellow crops and falling beef prices

We put the lightest of the store cattle out for a few hours by day in a dry paddock with a full cover of grass.

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Ireland in the 1980s has been described as a different country and the same could be said about the beef industry.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus

Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus

It is simplistic and unreasonable to lay the blame on Irish Rail which can only optimise the use of the inherited Victorian rail system.

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

Home Farm: 2026 BISS application

Home Farm: 2026 BISS application

Normally by this stage, we would have grazed off most of the winter growth but this year, we haven't had one animal out on a paddock yet.

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

Comment: a long-running saga of ANC payments

Comment: a long-running saga of ANC payments

The last Area of Natural Constraint payment in NI was made to SDA farmers in 2018.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: the portrayal of Larry Goodman

Dempsey at Large: the portrayal of Larry Goodman

The expansion of the AIBP Goodman group was very visible (AIBP as it was then called) and featured in the television programme.

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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