Editorial Opinion
Contributor on 26 January 2022
Opinion: Glanbia and Kerry Co-ops
As Ireland celebrates its 100th year as an independent state, the role of the co-operative movement needs to be cherished and celebrated, writes Joe Gill of Goodbody Stockbrokers.
Matt Dempsey on 26 January 2022
Home Farm: good progress spreading slurry while this weather lasts
Dry weather means there is more uniformity in the tillage crops and we are gearing up to sell the first of the fit cattle.
Matt Dempsey on 26 January 2022
Dempsey at Large: complacency and indifference from Commission official
What took me aback was Mr Santini’s dismissive attitude to the problems such price increases were causing.
Colm McCarthy on 24 January 2022
Colm McCarthy: plight of newspapers a vital issue that needs keen analysis
The finances of newspapers, local and national, have suffered along with the broadcasters, as the internet companies have come to dominate the advertising market.
Matt Dempsey on 19 January 2022
Dempsey at Large: Ann Gibbons, RIP
Ann’s death marks the end of a remarkable generation of a Kilkenny family steeped in farming and politics.
Matt Dempsey on 19 January 2022
Home Farm: we will start applying slurry immediately
With the closed period for slurry application now over, we will start applying slurry immediately.
David Wright on 19 January 2022
Farmers being sold a pup on climate bill
Some of the claims made by those pushing for net zero by 2045 are akin to the £350m on the Brexit bus.
Matt Dempsey on 12 January 2022
Dempsey at Large: the farming pitch changes
Oxford Farming Conference – it’s clear that as the UK minister George Eustice is well-intentioned and well-informed but there are large blanks in policy still to be filled in.
Contributor on 12 January 2022
Serious efforts to resolve deadlock on the Northern Ireland Protocol
I think the UK realises this and hope we will see a compromise reached in coming weeks.
David Wright on 12 January 2022
If we are clever, the money is there
There now seems to be a recognition among politicians that farming needs long-term support.
Colm McCarthy on 5 January 2022
Colm McCarthy: a national power system cannot run on intermittent renewables
Opposition to higher carbon taxes accompanied by loud protestations of concern about global warming are a staple amongst populists of both left and right.
Contributor on 5 January 2022
Gerry Boyle: prioritising the enhancement of farm income in public policy
Public policy can of course influence the choice of system over and above the market drivers through the implementation of product supports and market management systems. Gerry Boyle writes.
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