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Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Habit is also a very powerful factor that militates against change. Many farmers simply like having a bull and are reluctant to take up the spreadsheet instead.

VIEWPOINTS 23 December 2025

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

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Solar farms – what developers look for in a site

Solar farms – what developers look for in a site

NEWS 21 December 2025

Farmers turned AD engineers in England

Farmers turned AD engineers in England

FEATURE 20 December 2025

Ireland breaks 1GW rooftop solar milestone

Ireland breaks 1GW rooftop solar milestone

Ireland breaks 1GW rooftop solar milestone

NEWS 15 December 2025

Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

RENEWABLES 22 October 2025

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How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

A new book tells this extraordinary story of how vast tracts of land were cleared of tenants in the wake of the Famine to create a Scottish-style hill sheep system. Edwin McGreal reports.

NEWS 16 April 2025

Sinéad McPhillips takes top job at Department

Sinéad McPhillips takes top job at Department

The current assistant secretary general holds responsibility for EU-UK and international affairs.

NEWS 16 April 2025

Opinion: Minister and farm organisations holding fire - for now

Opinion: Minister and farm organisations holding fire - for now

Why did Martin Heydon say what he did in relation to CAP this week? And why wasn't he hammered for it?

OPINION 16 April 2025

Farm mechanisation trend changes reflected in National Farm Survey

Farm mechanisation trend changes reflected in National Farm Survey

The FMS preliminary report showed that the nature of farm mechanisation on Irish farms is changing with increased dependence on agricultural contractor services.

NEWS 16 April 2025

An appreciation: Paddy Moore

An appreciation: Paddy Moore

From a mixed farming background in Laois, Paddy won a scholarship from Laois County Council to study agricultural economics in UCD.

LETTERS 16 April 2025

Flower power against pests

Flower power against pests

A study by the Journal of Agricultural Economics found that planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to £3,000/ha every year.

DEALER 16 April 2025

We need to buy Irish now more than ever

We need to buy Irish now more than ever

The Irish agri-food community is bracing itself as increased export tariffs to the US come closer to being a reality. How can consumers help?

NEWS 16 April 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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