Food production

Editorial: Bord Bia chair embroiled in Brazilian beef controversy

Image is important, and nobody knows more about the importance of portraying a good image than Bord Bia.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Editorial: Bord Bia chair embroiled in Brazilian beef controversy

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Farmer Writes: the great beef reset of 2025

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FARMER WRITES 7 January 2026

Solar farm debate continues in farming

Solar farm debate continues in farming

RENEWABLES 10 December 2025

Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

OPINION 3 December 2025

EU 'cannot dictate' how antibiotics are sold outside the EU

EU 'cannot dictate' how antibiotics are sold outside the EU

EU 'cannot dictate' how antibiotics are sold outside the EU

NEWS 27 November 2025

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Dempsey at Large: ingredients for EU food and drink exports

Dempsey at Large: ingredients for EU food and drink exports

It’s hard to see the unwinding of the Mercosur deal, but we should at least press for food and drink sold within the EU and exported under an EU label to be made from EU ingredients.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Dempsey at Large: the slippery slope continues

Dempsey at Large: the slippery slope continues

Everyone recognised that sugar cane gave cheaper sugar but the goal of self sufficiency at national and then at EU level trumped the concept of comparative advantage in food production. Not any more.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Between climate change and increasing regulation, farming is becoming a very tough business.

FARMER WRITES 5 November 2025

Former MP salutes ordinary family farms

Former MP salutes ordinary family farms

In a new book, former Tory MP Rory Stewart outlines many of the challenges facing family farms in the north west of England and beyond.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Statisticians are able to calculate the contributions of each of the twelve main groups (food, energy, restaurants and hotels, housing and the rest) to the overall change in the price index.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Further greening of CAP would increase overall emissions - research

Further greening of CAP would increase overall emissions - research

New modeling from the Commission's Joint Research Centre found that a focus on food - and not the environment - could be the pathway to reducing farm emissions globally.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Editorial: derogation decision is crucial for farming

Editorial: derogation decision is crucial for farming

Minister can be in no doubt that the loss of the derogation would be reckless for Ireland's rural economy.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

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'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

'I’d go far as saying in all the machines and all the years we’ve been buying machinery here, this is probably one of the best purchases we’ve ever made.'

'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

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