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Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Ireland in the 1980s has been described as a different country and the same could be said about the beef industry.

NEWS 8 March 2026

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

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Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus

Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

Home Farm: 2026 BISS application

Home Farm: 2026 BISS application

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

Comment: a long-running saga of ANC payments

Comment: a long-running saga of ANC payments

Comment: a long-running saga of ANC payments

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: the portrayal of Larry Goodman

Dempsey at Large: the portrayal of Larry Goodman

Dempsey at Large: the portrayal of Larry Goodman

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

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Quality assurance has higher market value

Quality assurance has higher market value

Even when it isn't reflected in farm gate price, quality assured product usually has a higher selling value in the market place

NEWS 18 February 2026

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Like the tractors in Newbridge on Saturday, the Larry Murrin issue has seen everybody - farmers, government, opposition included - treading over the same ground for almost six weeks now.

OPINION 18 February 2026

Airport strategy could face a hard landing

Airport strategy could face a hard landing

It makes sense to build a new regional airport if revenue is sufficient to cover operating outlay and to remunerate the construction capital costs.

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

Home Farm: grabbing slurry chances

Home Farm: grabbing slurry chances

We still have no fertiliser out on the crops, with some of the winter barley beginning to show signs that a first split of nitrogen should go out as soon as possible.

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

Dempsey at Large: remembering Ireland's longest serving Minister for Agriculture

Dempsey at Large: remembering Ireland's longest serving Minister for Agriculture

James Ryan had, during the economic war, overseen the creation of a compulsory tillage policy.

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

Case made for crops and sheep in NI

Case made for crops and sheep in NI

Potential schemes for sheep and crops could come forward in future years.

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 February 2026

Home Farm: another week of enforced idleness

Home Farm: another week of enforced idleness

At least the continuous rain has let us catch up on the endless paperwork that is part and parcel of modern farming.

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

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