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Editorial: genetics helping to shape the future of Irish beef and dairy farming

Farmers must be supported in the adoption of the latest technology

VIEWPOINTS 9 September 2026

Editorial: genetics helping to shape the future of Irish beef and dairy farming

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Dempsey at Large: frustration hits reality

Dempsey at Large: frustration hits reality

VIEWPOINTS 9 September 2026

Home Farm: lush green grass returns

Home Farm: lush green grass returns

VIEWPOINTS 9 September 2026

View from China: why this Chinese cabbage scandal made my stomach turn

View from China: why this Chinese cabbage scandal made my stomach turn

View from China: why this Chinese cabbage scandal made my stomach turn

VIEWPOINTS 9 September 2026

Editorial: more progress needed on generational renewal

Editorial: more progress needed on generational renewal

Editorial: more progress needed on generational renewal

VIEWPOINTS 9 September 2026

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Editorial: Visit the Irish Farmers Journal stand at Ploughing

Editorial: Visit the Irish Farmers Journal stand at Ploughing

Don't miss your chance to win a Limousin heifer on the Irish Farmers Journal stand

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Editorial: best of the best on show in Trim

Editorial: best of the best on show in Trim

The competition has gone from strength to strength with the quality and calibre of the young stock people getting better every year.

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Colm McCarthy: Ireland will not be immune if there is an international downturn

Colm McCarthy: Ireland will not be immune if there is an international downturn

The budget deterioration is accelerating despite the continuing inrush of corporation tax revenue.

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Editorial: EU ban on Brazilian beef and poultry the correct decision

Editorial: EU ban on Brazilian beef and poultry the correct decision

A huge gap still exists between Brazilian production standards and European standards.

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Editorial: drought gone but fodder issues remain

Editorial: drought gone but fodder issues remain

If you have to source fodder, doing so as locally as possible makes sense.

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Home Farm: one day too late

Home Farm: one day too late

How long do we wait to sow, and will the soil underneath be dry enough to allow the next option of ploughing and following directly with the one pass?

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Dempsey at Large: the time has come to review rules for world agriculture

Dempsey at Large: the time has come to review rules for world agriculture

While Russia was in post-communism chaos, it was still a major market for western cereals, meat and dairy products.

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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