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Editorial: Tullamore's success highlights what Irish agriculture is missing

The interest and passion that Irish livestock farmers have in genetics and breeding the best possible cattle and sheep is unrivalled around the world.

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Editorial: Tullamore's success highlights what Irish agriculture is missing

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Dempsey at Large: the lack of a safety net hits EU farms

Dempsey at Large: the lack of a safety net hits EU farms

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Options within M50 for low-density Dublin

Options within M50 for low-density Dublin

Options within M50 for low-density Dublin

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Editorial: national Fodder and Food Security Committee needs to meet immediately

Editorial: national Fodder and Food Security Committee needs to meet immediately

Editorial: national Fodder and Food Security Committee needs to meet immediately

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

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Editorial - live exports options

Editorial - live exports options

There are alternative options currently being discussed within the industry.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Editorial: UK's Bluetongue fears

Editorial: UK's Bluetongue fears

It causes a high rate of death in infected sheep and fertility problems in infected cattle.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Food production and farming practices are adapting in line with a changing climate.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s tiny contribution to global emissions

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s tiny contribution to global emissions

Success on a national level makes a trivial contribution if others do too little.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: our thoroughbred sector is many furlongs ahead

Dempsey at Large: our thoroughbred sector is many furlongs ahead

In the showjumping world, the really high prices are more likely to be negotiated privately rather than in the glare of auction ring publicity.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Home Farm: harvest done and dusted

Home Farm: harvest done and dusted

The straw yields from the wheat were also marginally less than what I would have normally expected.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Editorial - Brazil beef ban

Editorial - Brazil beef ban

Brazil has already been gaining market share along with New Zealand and Australia over the last 12 months.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

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