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Complaints - establish the facts

Establish the facts before making a complaint - Robin Forrest, east Cork

LETTERS 28 October 2026

Complaints - establish the facts

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Letter to the Editor: investing in upland farming research

Letter to the Editor: investing in upland farming research

LETTERS 28 October 2026

Obstacles to generational renewal

Obstacles to generational renewal

LETTERS 21 October 2026

Calling for mandatory DNA certification for dogs

Calling for mandatory DNA certification for dogs

Calling for mandatory DNA certification for dogs

LETTERS 21 October 2026

Small farmers left high and dry by minister

Small farmers left high and dry by minister

Small farmers left high and dry by minister

LETTERS 14 October 2026

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Milk sample information missing

Milk sample information missing

"I have been told by the Data Protection Commission that milk test results, and information used to produce those results, are not personal data." - Young Macra member.

LETTERS 14 October 2026

Minister criticised for ‘wrong’ CAP comments that bring ‘false hope’

Minister criticised for ‘wrong’ CAP comments that bring ‘false hope’

ICMSA leader hits out at comments from Minister Heydon, who described CAP negotiations as having taking a step closer to delivering fair farm incomes.

LETTERS 29 September 2026

Letters: consequences of cutting prices

Letters: consequences of cutting prices

'Where there are a number of premium products competing with each other, there is a strong danger of price competition in the future.' - Mike Murphy, Long Strand, Clonakilty, Co Cork

LETTERS 23 September 2026

Letters: positive news on suckler herd

Letters: positive news on suckler herd

'The higher beef prices has brought more positivity to beef farming which is good as all farming enterprises are needed.' - Michael Molloy, Co Kildare.

LETTERS 23 September 2026

Open letter to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen

Open letter to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen

'How do we make financially sensitive family farms more viable?' - Mark Connors, co-chair, Waterford IFA.

LETTERS 16 September 2026

Helping hands for lambing time

Helping hands for lambing time

"The students are looking for the opportunity to help out at lambing time" - Roos Maesen, Ghent Lambing and Husbandry Project, GLHP, Belgium.

LETTERS 16 September 2026

Ploughing 2026: what first-time visitors should bring and expect

Ploughing 2026: what first-time visitors should bring and expect

It's the most wonderful time of the year, with the annual Ploughing jamboree just around the corner. Here's our advice for newbies.

LETTERS 8 September 2026

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