Food production

Opinion: Europe needs to aid farmers or else it'll need Farm Aid

Farmers increasingly see data centres as some kind of preferred sibling, the indulged child who shall go to college.

OPINION 12 September 2026

Opinion: Europe needs to aid farmers or else it'll need Farm Aid

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Ploughing a chance to convince on CAP

Ploughing a chance to convince on CAP

DEALER 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

VIEWPOINTS 9 September 2026

Why more cows are not the next step for this 200-cow Waterford dairy farm

Why more cows are not the next step for this 200-cow Waterford dairy farm

Why more cows are not the next step for this 200-cow Waterford dairy farm

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 September 2026

New campaign to challenge 'old man in flat cap' farming stereotype

New campaign to challenge 'old man in flat cap' farming stereotype

New campaign to challenge 'old man in flat cap' farming stereotype

NEWS 5 September 2026

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Agri Aware plans to double turnover

Agri Aware plans to double turnover

The farming advocacy and education organisation has been growing fast in recent years in both funding and reach.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Editorial: fundamental challenges facing Ireland’s tillage sector

Editorial: fundamental challenges facing Ireland’s tillage sector

In tillage, the old cycle of perhaps three good years and two bad years in every five, has disappeared.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

£65m drought support for English farmers

£65m drought support for English farmers

In response, the National Farmers’ Union described the package as 'an important step'.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

Water quality challenge to feature at ASA conference

Water quality challenge to feature at ASA conference

The ASA’s annual conference will be held at the Killashee Hotel, Naas, on Thursday 3 September, under the theme 'roots of resilience: safeguarding our food production model for the next generation'.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Farmers face 'big challenges ahead' on water quality - ASA

Farmers face 'big challenges ahead' on water quality - ASA

The ASA’s annual conference will be held at the Killashee Hotel, Naas, on Thursday 3 September, under the theme 'Roots of resilience: safeguarding our food production model for the next generation.'

NEWS 5 August 2026

EU being urged to rethink fertiliser tax

EU being urged to rethink fertiliser tax

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will erode the competitiveness of European agriculture, undermine farmer incomes and hit EU food security.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Food production and farming practices are adapting in line with a changing climate.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

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Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

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