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...
COP-out or cop on
After 27 iterations of the Conference of the Parties (COP), you’d expect that the organisers would...
Forward thinking
As we commence 2024, there is cause for optimism.
The need for more food, not less
Economists are often viewed with scepticism, as either harbingers of doom or unrealistic optimists....
Avoiding unintended policy consequences
Alarmism is never a positive tactic. Suggesting that various regulations and impositions on farming...
Dairy in our agricultural DNA
Muiris O’Sullivan and Liam Downey’s contribution to Archaeology Ireland’s latest publication highlights...
Eating the emissions elephant requires imagination
The ACRES programme seems to have struck a chord with thousands of farmers.
Ornua Co-op serves us well
The imminent departure of several top executives from Ornua in the coming months has raised spurious...
There is a tide in our affairs
Let’s clear away the fog currently encircling Irish agriculture and attempt, at least, to create a...