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EU downgrades wolf protection
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Will the Commission's move put an end to the crazy calls for wolves to be reintroduced to Ireland, The Dealer wonders?
EU downgrades wolf protection
Could we have tears for Deeres?
19 March 2025 Dealer
Could we have tears for Deeres?
There is a thriving market for John-Deere-branded children’s boots and trainers, but keeping the buoyant demand supplied has been a challenge.
No age limits for cattle in the Bible
19 March 2025 Dealer
No age limits for cattle in the Bible
The Dealer listened a little more closely to last week’s first reading when he heard a Galway-based priest referencing factory specs in his preamble to the first reading.
High-profile dairy exits a warning sign
With the Brownes in Killeagh replacing paddocks with solar panels, and the McGraths in Wicklow planning to switch to anaerobic digestion in Wicklow, is a double blow to the dairy sector.
19 March 2025 Dealer
Did sheep start the Plague?
The remains of a sheep that lived in a Bronze Age human settlement 4,000 years ago were assessed and an ancestor of the bacteria responsible for the Plague was found in its tooth.
19 March 2025 Dealer
The first AI newspaper
In Italy the first newspaper using entirely AI has been produced this week.
19 March 2025 Dealer
Lab-grown 'white juice' to debut in the US
The juice was recently unveiled and is set to be taste tested by consumers in late 2025, with a pilot launch in late 2026.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Avoiding foot-in-mouth is the aim
While concern over a second Foot and Mouth case of the year is understandable, the most significant dangers this week lie in Washington DC, not Hungary.
12 March 2025 Dealer
The old band is getting back together
Exiting Ornua executive is following in the footsteps of his previous boss.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Flu vaccine for Manx poultry farmers
The island’s public health body, Manx Care, said the regular flu vaccine is being offered to poultry farmers to avoid them having human flu and bird flu concurrently.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Online portal is ‘stuff of nightmare’
The Department of Agriculture has shown how farmers can check if GAEc 2 peatland rules will apply on their lands.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Arrabawn merger of Tipperary Co-op completed
The new co-op looks a lot like an expanded Arrabawn than a merger of processors
5 March 2025 Dealer