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Dempsey at Large: Volatility in farming is killing its future

It is clear that some form of price or profit guarantees are going to have to be part of the next CAP.

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

Dempsey at Large: Volatility in farming is killing its future

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Home Farm: snatching opportunities

Home Farm: snatching opportunities

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

Colm McCarthy: oil and gas prices will not return to pre-crisis levels fast

Colm McCarthy: oil and gas prices will not return to pre-crisis levels fast

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

Comment: processor absence makes the heart anger

Comment: processor absence makes the heart anger

Comment: processor absence makes the heart anger

OPINION 1 April 2026

Progress being made on new NAP plan

Progress being made on new NAP plan

Progress being made on new NAP plan

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 April 2026

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EU-Australia deal increases market access

EU-Australia deal increases market access

Australian meat industry not happy with increased access to the EU market for beef and sheepmeat.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

With the weather up and the work under way at last, some musings from the tractor cab on the issues of the week.

OPINION 25 March 2026

Desperate Farmhusband: ‘ in a global energy crisis, we can't get solar grants'

Desperate Farmhusband: ‘ in a global energy crisis, we can't get solar grants'

If we're entering into a potential global energy crisis, why are so many farmers being denied grants to invest in solar panels?

FEATURES 25 March 2026

Colm McCarthy: lasting consequences for Gulf states

Colm McCarthy: lasting consequences for Gulf states

The Dubai property market has already nosedived, and some expats who have exited may face tax domicile problems with maximum-day restrictions on time spent in their European first homes.

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

There must be mechanisms put in place to deliver transparency and accountability.

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Last few landowners are hard to shift

Last few landowners are hard to shift

The new Farm Sustainability Payment exists to support those who actively farm the land.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Home Farm: dry days bring progress

Home Farm: dry days bring progress

We let the light cattle out by day onto paddocks of both new and permanent grass, again with minimal damage.

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

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Syngenta’s Casper® continues to raise the bar for grassland weed control

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