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Editorial: Brazil beef ban the right decision

It will take years for Brazil to implement any type of recording system of usage of antibiotics on farms, writes Adam Woods.

VIEWPOINTS 13 May 2026

Editorial: Brazil beef ban the right decision

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Home Farm: clear of TB, but lacking in rain

Home Farm: clear of TB, but lacking in rain

VIEWPOINTS 13 May 2026

Colm McCarthy: strengthening Ireland's energy security

Colm McCarthy: strengthening Ireland's energy security

VIEWPOINTS 13 May 2026

Dempsey at Large: the co-op share dilemma

Dempsey at Large: the co-op share dilemma

Dempsey at Large: the co-op share dilemma

VIEWPOINTS 13 May 2026

FMD in China is a haunting echo of the African swine fever crisis

FMD in China is a haunting echo of the African swine fever crisis

FMD in China is a haunting echo of the African swine fever crisis

VIEWPOINTS 13 May 2026

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Editorial: tillage positivity amidst price pressure

Editorial: tillage positivity amidst price pressure

Crops have been planted in the hope that margins will improve by the time harvest 2026 comes around.

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

Editorial: TAMS issues should be sorted

Editorial: TAMS issues should be sorted

The Government’s focus seems to be on saving for a rainy day or investing in major infrastructure projects.

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP

Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP

It’s not just about the survival of farms in the next CAP, it’s the survival of rural Ireland as we know it.

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

Colm McCarthy: Amid uncertainty, prudent progress is needed

Colm McCarthy: Amid uncertainty, prudent progress is needed

The last few years have seen a persistent pattern of failure to deliver on budget-day limits on spending, themselves generous, alongside a steady dripfeed of tax giveaways.

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

Dempsey at Large: Results season underway

Dempsey at Large: Results season underway

It wasn’t surprising that the Glanbia AGM, held in the FBD Killashee Hotel, finished in record time.

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

Home Farm: Catching up during dry spell

Home Farm: Catching up during dry spell

Out in the fields, a neighbour with a high clearance, self-propelled sprayer did our oilseed rape for scleritinia.

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

Editorial: join us at this year’s Balmoral Show for a live Farm Tech Talk

Editorial: join us at this year’s Balmoral Show for a live Farm Tech Talk

Balmoral Show: be sure to drop into the stand and join us for a chat with the team over a cup of tea.

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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