Seeking a guaranteed return
In general terms, Irish food production cannot compete on scale.
Beware of political commitments
‘Fine words butter no parsnips’.
Love and money
Farmers love farming, as it is traditionally defined: producing food in the main, with forestry now...
More change on the way
The Ploughing has delivered a refresher course on the issues and challenges ahead for Irish food ...
A case of culinary misappropriation?
An intriguing menu caught my eye during a visit to the Dublin Horse Show last month at the RDS.
A giveaway budget expected
August turned out to be an interesting month.
Another solution to a problem that didn’t exist
The imposition of a tax on cans and plastic bottles, requiring consumers to queue up at depositories...
Farming makes progress on emissions reductions
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed that agricultural emissions reduced...
Can the Irish economy deliver 4.4% growth next year?
The latest economic report from Davy is optimistic.
The greater scheme of things
Was it a sleight of hand or practical politics? Either way, there was little doubt that, as asserted...
Putting the primary producer first
Primary producers are at the end of the queue.
Is the drive to battery power running out of road?
We may well be nearing the demise of the internal combustion engine (ICE), but not just yet; if for...
No balance sheet for net zero
Net zero carbon is a popular mantra. It, essentially, allows a balance sheet to be constructed allowing...
Voting for Europe
Next month the voting population of the European Union has an opportunity to decide who should represent...
Thinking the unthinkable
Natural justice would suggest that farm investments based on current regulations should be honoured...
In time is the time
We are slowly emerging from a protracted period of poor weather, stretching back intermittently to...
They’re not making any more of it
The demands being placed on land to fulfil a myriad of purposes are incapable of being met.
Low adoption rates stymie progress
I took some satisfaction reading an archive article in last month’s Irish Farmers Monthly which I...
Grass is our competitive advantage
Let the facts speak for themselves. The average Irish milk-production herd comprises 93 cows.
Livestock-welfare vigilance is more necessary than ever
Our calf-health focus in this issue prioritises best practice in relation to the management and care...