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Editorial: do the farmers or the State control the land?

Not allowing non-farmers to buy land will have a hugely distorting impact on land prices.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: do the farmers or the State control the land?

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Editorial: farmers fighting fires

Editorial: farmers fighting fires

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: Kinisla publishes accounts

Editorial: Kinisla publishes accounts

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: sticking the knife in Kerrygold is a serious threat to Ornua's future

Editorial: sticking the knife in Kerrygold is a serious threat to Ornua's future

Editorial: sticking the knife in Kerrygold is a serious threat to Ornua's future

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: back to reality for farm incomes in 2026

Editorial: back to reality for farm incomes in 2026

Editorial: back to reality for farm incomes in 2026

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 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

If you don’t fill a tractor with diesel it will stop, and the human body is very similar.

VIEWPOINTS 15 July 2026

Editorial: Drought special

Editorial: Drought special

In some areas, it will take 90mm of rain to return to normal conditions.

VIEWPOINTS 15 July 2026

Editorial: where's the long-term planning?

Editorial: where's the long-term planning?

How can farmers make informed decisions about the future when policy remains so uncertain?

VIEWPOINTS 15 July 2026

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 July 2026

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