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Opinion: Aindrias's buffalo stance helps land chairman's role
Pat O'Toole
The new Oireachtas agriculture committee will have a busy schedule after a delayed start.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints
Our growing electricity demand
Electricity is already more expensive in Ireland than in competitor countries and will become more so if government fails to align planning policy with cost containment.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Extraordinary spring for cattle trade
I was disappointed to see some Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) on the Cassia winter barley.
Dempsey at Large: tariff compensation for US farmers
Under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, countries can take protective action in the event of a threat of significant market disruption.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints
Investments in methane mitigation and on-farm slurry storage
Investment in methane mitigation measures should go hand-in-hand with additional on-farm slurry storage, says Prof Gerry Boyle.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints
Gradual shift to high output dairy
High output dairy requires close attention to detail across all aspects of herd management.
23 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Conflicted feelings: I complained about a local farmer spreading slurry
A few days after the complaint, a tractor pulled into my yard. A man stepped out. I suppose I already knew how the conversation was going to unfold, writes Ray O Foghlú.
23 April 2025 Climate and environment
Opinion: escalating TB figures will affect all farming in time
As TB runs out of control, the Department of Agriculture and farmers have never been further apart on how to tackle the problem.
19 April 2025 Opinion
Desperate Farmhusband: is it just me or are we all feeling a bit more cheerful?
You can't beat a bit of sunshine to lighten the aul' mood. It makes the challenges we face, as farmers, seem less challenging.
16 April 2025 Features
Dempsey at Large: Remembering Denis Lucey, a key figure in agriculture
Denis Lucey was best known as the first chief executive of Dairygold
16 April 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: BISS form submitted
On the cattle side, at long last we can operate the technology to see the Commercial beef value of the cattle we have on the place.
16 April 2025 Viewpoints
Much work still to do on latest TB plan
A constant stream of reports, reviews and research papers have been produced on TB
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland