Editorial Opinion
Matt Dempsey on 23 June 2021
Home Farm: time for tedious jobs
The harvest itself is going to be later, in my view, than we thought earlier on.
Matt Dempsey on 23 June 2021
Dempsey at Large: a bird's eye view of agriculture
OECD - this enormous volume looks at two very different types of Government involvement in agriculture.
David Wright on 23 June 2021
Farmers don’t need a new ag minister
It is still uncertain whether Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots will remain in the post.
Pat O'Toole on 19 June 2021
Losing glyphosate would be a blow to progressive tillage farming
Glyphosate has been at the centre of a culture war, but with the science far from resolved, its banning would be a retrograde step, argues Pat O'Toole.
Contributor on 16 June 2021
Farmers need to be confident that they will be supported on climate change
Agriculture, like every sector, will have to make significant changes over the next decade and beyond, writes Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
Colm McCarthy on 16 June 2021
Colm McCarthy: subsidising regional airports
Local interests in Kerry and Donegal have been quick to demand the restoration of the Stobart Dublin routes and want a new carrier to be found at whatever subsidy level is needed.
David Wright on 16 June 2021
Nothing in Australia deal for NI farmers
The deal effectively gives Australia full access to the UK food market
Contributor on 16 June 2021
Johnson pushes blame on EU over NI Protocol
There is no basis for claiming the UK did not understand what these laws meant. It was involved in making them, writes former Taoiseach John Bruton.
Matt Dempsey on 9 June 2021
Home Farm: huge reduction in basic payment looms
I reckon our single farm payment is in danger of being halved over the next few years.
Matt Dempsey on 9 June 2021
Dempsey at Large: lots of room for farmer top-ups
The convergence has happened because European prices were dramatically reduced by the MacSharry and Fishler reforms.
Colm McCarthy on 9 June 2021
Colm McCarthy: nuclear energy option
Energy security: there could be a practical nuclear option for Ireland down the road.
Contributor on 9 June 2021
Frank Mitloehner: reduce the herd? How less might be more
In the first of a series of columns with the Irish Farmers Journal Dr. Frank Mitloehner explains how reducing the herd may not be the panacea talked about by many.
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