Dairy expansion
The Dealer on 21 Apr 2021
Glanbia fiddling while Rome burns
An advertisement in last week's Irish Farmers Journal caught the attention of The Dealer.
Matt Dempsey on 14 Apr 2021
Dempsey at Large: where can match us?
While dairying is the stand-out example, tillage productivity here is very high by international standards.
The Dealer on 31 Mar 2021
A stormy spring for the dairy sector
Could the IFA's Smart Farming initiative offer a pathway to sustainability?
Pat O'Toole on 19 Mar 2021
Land Report: trends in the farmland market
Dairy farmers are driving the land sale and rental markets, but Pat O’Toole asks if CAP reform is about to affect the balance between the two.
Niall Hurson on 19 Feb 2021
Chance for dairy herd to reduce emissions before ‘drastic decision’ - Teagasc
The Signpost Programme will consist of 100 demonstration farms acting as early adopters of new emission mitigating technologies.
Caitríona Morrissey on 03 Feb 2021
Carbon efficiency of Irish milk must be accounted for – ICMSA
ICMSA president Pat McCormakc reacts to the comments by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue about the national herd.
Barry Cassidy on 03 Feb 2021
Regional crackdown on nitrogen usage looms
An area that runs from Meath down through Kildare and Laois, into all of the southeast, south Tipperary, and to Cork’s border with Kerry, is in line for tougher nitrate restrictions.
Contributor on 03 Feb 2021
Restricting cow numbers is a short-sighted strategy – Cullinan
IFA president Tim Cullinan reacts to recent comments by the Minister for Agriculture on the national herd.
Caitríona Morrissey on 03 Feb 2021
Dairy expansion faces clampdown as cow numbers and fertiliser in spotlight
A clampdown on fertiliser use and potentially cow numbers has dampened the outlook for continued growth in the profitable dairy sector.
Lorcan Allen on 02 Feb 2021
Dairy markets: Polish milk supply exceeds 12bn litres for 2020
Polish milk production has grown by almost 20%, or 1.8bn litres, since the end of EU quotas in 2015 to reach a record volume of 12bn litres last year.
Caitríona Morrissey on 29 Jan 2021
Should dairy expansion continue? Have your say
The Irish Farmers Journal wants to know what you think of recent comments by the Minister for Agriculture on dairy expansion and how it would affect you.
Caitríona Morrissey on 28 Jan 2021
‘Mature discussion’ needed on dairy herd expansion – McConalogue
Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, has said that the environmental cost of increasing output by some farmers cannot be transferred to all farmers.
Pat O'Toole on 30 Dec 2020
Watch: the IFA is well placed to represent farmers - Cullinan
IFA president Tim Cullinan reflects on the issues facing farming following his first year in office, a year non one could have predicted.
Aidan Brennan on 16 Nov 2020
Dairy management: dealing with tax bills
Aidan Brennan discusses some of the key issues around taxation on dairy farms
The Dealer on 11 Nov 2020
Are there lockdown lessons for TB eradication?
With reactor numbers rising and EU funding falling, can Ireland find a way to break the yo-yo cycle of bovine TB infection levels?
Justin McCarthy on 04 Nov 2020
Big calls needed if 2030 strategy is to deliver
Economic vulnerability will only be tackled through the targeting of direct supports towards these low-income sectors.
The Dealer on 30 Sep 2020
Ella's inside job is deeply damaging
The Guardian's global reach means that Ella McSweeney's negative take on Irish dairy has considerable consequences. And it only tells one side of the story.
Aidan Brennan on 23 Sep 2020
Plough On: a memorable decade for dairy
Aidan Brennan reviews the last decade and looks ahead to the next decade in the context of dairy farming in Ireland
Stephen Robb on 30 Jul 2020
Ireland’s tillage crops in numbers
Ireland’s tillage area and cropping mix has changed considerable over the past few decades
Pat O'Toole on 22 Jul 2020
REPS must have farmer buy-in - Minister Calleary
The new Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary favours a ground-up rather than top down approach to design the new REPS scheme