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IFA’s nine key asks of politicians ahead of local and European elections
Niamh Murphy
Nine key issues have been identified by the Irish Farmers' Association ahead of the upcoming European and local elections in June.
3 April 2024 News
Looking to the past for solutions to the climate challenge facing farmers
It is fascinating to observe how scientists are looking both to the past and to the future to answer how farmers are going to feed the world, writes Joe Healy, a director of Self Help Africa.
30 March 2024 News
Opinion: changes for Teagasc and land access on Labour's agenda
The Labour Party conference only saw three motions relating to farming and rural affairs, but there was plenty to chew on.
Dempsey at Large: Not just in Ireland
UK farmers have always been slow to protest as disruptively as on the continent, but the underlying factors are the same.
28 February 2024 Viewpoints
Nutrient management - adapting to a changing world
David Wall, president of the Fertilizer Association of Ireland, addresses the FAI members at their AGM.
14 February 2024 Fertilizers
Opinion: farmers' fellowship of the ring-roads sends clear message
While the slogan of Thursday's IFA tractor demonstration was 'enough is enough', it was the Boomtown Rats, not Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand in Pat O'Toole's head.
3 February 2024 Opinion
Phil Hogan takes aim at Government on farmer policies
Not one to miss an opportunity, the former Trade Commissioner sent a shot across the bows at his Fine Gael colleagues, suggesting they are not doing enough for Irish farmers to deliver income sources.
2 February 2024 News
Irish farmers need to carefully time any protests
Should Irish farmers take to the streets, as their Belgian, French and German counterparts have done? Not now, thinks Francie Gorman, and he may be right.
31 January 2024 Dealer
National centre of excellence to support grassroots food businesses opened
More than €8m has been provided in capital funding for the Bia Innovator campus project located at Teagasc Athenry.
26 January 2024 News
Opinion: farmers, like the faithful, face the fear of the unknown
Watching The Traitors, a penny has dropped, writes Pat O'Toole. We exist in a constant state of uncertainty when we can't see all the pieces on the board.
20 January 2024 Opinion
Dempsey at Large: ACRES on steroids
It’s instructive to look at what has been happening just across the Irish Sea in England.
17 January 2024 Viewpoints
Ash dieback project triumphs at Young Scientist
Abigail O’Brien Murray, Erica O’Brien Murray and Olivia O’Shea won two awards at this year's BT Young Scientists for their project on ash dieback.
15 January 2024 News