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Editorial: back to reality for farm incomes in 2026

Carcase weights have also improved considerably since the beginning of the project.

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

Editorial: back to reality for farm incomes in 2026

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Editorial: attitude to risk must change if progress is to be made on farm safety

Editorial: attitude to risk must change if progress is to be made on farm safety

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

Editorial: Drought special

Editorial: Drought special

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

Editorial: where's the long-term planning?

Editorial: where's the long-term planning?

Editorial: where's the long-term planning?

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

Editorial: ‘the enduring power of sport as a unifying force for good'

Editorial: ‘the enduring power of sport as a unifying force for good'

Editorial: ‘the enduring power of sport as a unifying force for good'

EDITORIAL 22 July 2026

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Editorial: uncertain future for sheep farming

Editorial: uncertain future for sheep farming

Throughput of lambs and hoggets is still down over 80,000 head in the first six months of this year.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Editorial: ‘hospitality businesses welcome return of 9% VAT rate'

Editorial: ‘hospitality businesses welcome return of 9% VAT rate'

The return of the 9% VAT rate is a welcome boost for food and hospitality businesses. Now they need to make hay while the sun shines before the long winter ahead.

EDITORIAL 8 July 2026

Editorial: disturbing video footage

Editorial: disturbing video footage

A full investigation and review of the circumstances around these actions needs to be completed to avoid the same thing happening on a farm again in the future.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Editorial: coping with the weather

Editorial: coping with the weather

Grass growth has tailed off, with the result that supplementary feed has had to be introduced on some farms to replace the grass in the diet.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Editorial: straw chopping confusion as tillage farmers left in limbo

Editorial: straw chopping confusion as tillage farmers left in limbo

You cannot un-chop straw, and it’s not fair for the Minister or the Department of Agriculture to leave farmers in such an uncertain position.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Editorial: Re-turn scheme, return our money to our bank accounts

Editorial: Re-turn scheme, return our money to our bank accounts

The Re-turn scheme may be a success but it seems bonkers that we can't get our money back into our bank account.

EDITORIAL 8 July 2026

Editorial: volatility highlighted in National Farm Survey data

Editorial: volatility highlighted in National Farm Survey data

We shouldn’t forget the critical role that support payments play in European production systems.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

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