Growing nettles and other land uses Should landowners be entitled to use their land as they see fit? Continue reading
No hiding from price collapse Output price reductions are now affecting every mainstream farm sector. Continue reading
Glyphosate reprieve Following an assessment of the impact of glyphosate on the health of humans, animals and the environment,... Continue reading
Farmers being sold short ‘Know your number’ is the new catchphrase from Teagasc, and a very important number it may well become... Continue reading
Reducing gaseous emissions: What will it achieve? Reducing the contribution of gaseous emissions to climate change is now a widely adopted 21st-century... Continue reading
Worldwide vet shortage The efforts being made to increase the educational opportunities in Ireland to study veterinary medicine... Continue reading
Milk and grain prices out of kilter with production costs Across all sectors, farmers are facing disruption to a greater or lesser degree in the coming years. Continue reading
Buffalo, blueberries and other strange bedfellows Across all sectors, farmers are facing disruption to a greater or lesser degree in the coming years. Continue reading
From generation to generation The Irish Farmers’ Association’s succession seminars last month confirmed the very real challenges... Continue reading
Choices widen for farmers Playing the political game Despite much recent speculation, the creation of a dedicated Irish farmers’ party is less than likely... Continue reading
Choices widen for farmers While most Irish farmers are, traditionally, food producers, there have always been individuals and... Continue reading
Less may be more Our attitude to change is contradictory, at best. Take the response from our farmer representative... Continue reading
Developing calf-rearing alternatives In an era of high animal-welfare regulation, especially in relation to calves, we must assume, in... Continue reading
Farmers carry the cost of tractor regulation As it does every January, this edition of Irish Farmers Monthly contains a comprehensive tractor guide... Continue reading