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Summit needed to draft roadmap for farming - ICMSA
Declan O’Brien
A long-term strategy for agriculture from farm to processor level, and across all the enterprises, is urgently needed, said ICMSA leader Denis Drennan.
4 September 2024 News
Conveyor belt of young farmers slowing down - Land Mobility Service
The Land Mobility Service provides options for land owners and opportunities for young farmers, Rachel Donovan reports.
4 September 2024 Dealer
No Oasis in the CAP desert for farmers
Any change in the CAP's focus is doomed unless the budget recognises the economic truth of food production in the 2020s.
Competing land demands threaten tillage sector
As the grain rolls, the new cropping season starts. Oilseed rape is being planted this week. Growers have to make decisions.
28 August 2024 Viewpoints
Dairy expansion era is over - Tirlán
Consumers are willing to pay more for things like Netflix subscription and all forms entertainment but they don’t appear to be willing to pay more for food, Seán Molloy has said.
28 August 2024 News
Decision looms for Nephin’s first AD plant in Mayo
A decision is due shortly on Nephin Renewable Gas's first anaerobic digestion plant in Mayo, with plans to submit planning applications for up to five more plants by the end of the year.
21 August 2024 News
Opinion: farmers need to embrace climate reality
The evidence that our climate is changing and that that change is in large part due to human activity is overwhelming. It's daunting, but we have to face the fear and do it anyway.
17 August 2024 Opinion
Opinion: potato growers are a special breed
A meeting of potato growers in Enniscorthy this week highlighted the many issues facing growers. As ever, price and weather were near the top of the list.
3 August 2024 Opinion
Factories not supportive of real quality animals, say farmers
It is ironic that the top quality beef bred carcases are often outside supermarket specification while dairy bred cattle do.
26 July 2024 News
Big Interview: Minister McConalogue confirms solo run on straw scheme
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue speaks to news editor Amy Forde on the beleaguered straw scheme, ACRES, slurry and solar.
24 July 2024 News
Teagasc director highlights solar challenge to food output
"My position is the head of the agriculture and food development authority. I don’t want to see a reduction in our food production capability," Frank O'Mara has said.
10 July 2024 Renewables
Letter on lack of guidance for Irish suckler farmers
"The NPWS grazes 16,000ha and An Taisce 2,000ha respectively in Donegal, solely by red deer." - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal
10 July 2024 Letters