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Dempsey at Large: food, fuel and fibre
Matt Dempsey
The comfort of adequate supplies in more recent years has pushed food security way down the priority list until the war in Ukraine caused a temporary panic.
20 April 2024 News
Market not returning for food producers - Denis Drennan
The emphasis on supporting the production of food is no longer there under the current CAP, according to Denis Drennan of the ICMSA.
17 April 2024 Dealer
Fada committee to meet again
The Dealer nearly choked on a pint he was drinking at the weekend when he heard about the newly set up fada committee.
Increased concern in EU about extreme weather events, says new survey
The survey results highlighted a number of potential factors stakeholders across the bloc think could affect food security.
17 April 2024 News
Farmer Writes: four failed attempts at turnout
I’m always happier to talk about things that are going wrong rather than things that are going right (as that will tempt fate), writes English dairy farmer Joe Collingborn.
10 April 2024 Farmer Writes
ICSA calls on Minister to issue outstanding scheme payments
Minister called on to act immediately to support farmers who are suffering enormously – both mentally and financially – due to the persistent bad weather, by ICSA president.
8 April 2024 News
Dempsey at Large: What a difference a year makes
The European Commission President went out of her way to assure European farmers that she appreciated their work in providing safe, nutritious food for Europe's population.
3 April 2024 Viewpoints
Sheep and beef worst hit by UK trade deals
Michael Haverty from The Andersons Centre was the main speaker at the Irish Farmers Journal spring conference in Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
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.
3 April 2024 News
ICMSA calls for fodder committee to reconvene
The ICMSA has said that the fodder committee must reconvene immediately as more unsettled weather is forecast.
3 April 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.
30 March 2024 News
Fodder committee to meet on Friday
Minister Charlie McConalogue said the committee will advise farmers based on the most recent information available on fodder.
27 March 2024 News