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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: EU ban on Brazilian beef and poultry the correct decision

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Editorial: drought gone but fodder issues remain

Editorial: drought gone but fodder issues remain

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Home Farm: one day too late

Home Farm: one day too late

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

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

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Editorial: the mart – so much more than just a place to buy and sell livestock

Editorial: the mart – so much more than just a place to buy and sell livestock

Editorial: the mart – so much more than just a place to buy and sell livestock

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

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Colm McCarthy: urban sprawl rather than urban concentration

Colm McCarthy: urban sprawl rather than urban concentration

On past experience, the first response to budget pressures will be a go-slow on State capital spending.

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Editorial: is Tirlán ready to be called a co-op?

Editorial: is Tirlán ready to be called a co-op?

The main argument being put forward by Tirlán is that by filling the order with Costco, they are displacing New Zealand butter.

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Editorial: human cost of TB not fully realised

Editorial: human cost of TB not fully realised

To have one point of contact in the Department of Agriculture or DVO makes total sense.

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Editorial: cereal harvest yields revealed

Editorial: cereal harvest yields revealed

Having timely and accurate data on crop yields is an invaluable resource to the tillage and animal feed sector

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Editorial: nearly there on BVD

Editorial: nearly there on BVD

At the end of the day, the advantages of being BVD free surely outweigh the costs of the disease within the herd.

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: finally, the EU is starting to level up on global stage

Dempsey at Large: finally, the EU is starting to level up on global stage

While the legal wheels will grind slowly, the course for real change would seem to be set.

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Home Farm: greening up though streams dry

Home Farm: greening up though streams dry

One of the consequences of the exceptionally dry warm summer is that the spring beans, the last crop to be harvested, are shorter and more open than I would like.

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

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