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Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

Now before you bite my head off for saying they are a dying breed, I agree there are many young women doing great work on farms, perhaps juggling an off-farm job with child rearing and all rest of it.

FARMER WRITES 1 July 2026

Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

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Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

VIEWPOINTS 1 July 2026

Dempsey at large: to home produce
or import grain?

Dempsey at large: to home produce or import grain?

VIEWPOINTS 1 July 2026

Editorial: First EU livestock strategy set to be unveiled

Editorial: First EU livestock strategy set to be unveiled

Editorial: First EU livestock strategy set to be unveiled

VIEWPOINTS 24 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: why we have too much local democracy

Colm McCarthy: why we have too much local democracy

Colm McCarthy: why we have too much local democracy

VIEWPOINTS 24 June 2026

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Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

New Zealand is seeing an increase in its beef herd while its dairy herd slowly declines

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Home Farm: silage at last, Bord Bia audit and sprayer inspection

Home Farm: silage at last, Bord Bia audit and sprayer inspection

We are in fact three weeks later than normal taking our first cut silage mainly because of weather conditions in the February / March period,

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Editorial: more needed from Agri-Food Regulator

Editorial: more needed from Agri-Food Regulator

The publication of beef market data has become an important barometer of the gap between farm gate prices and processor returns.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Editorial: record tillage area submitted for straw chopping as tillage area fall

Editorial: record tillage area submitted for straw chopping as tillage area fall

Tillage: Ireland's tillage area has fallen by an estimated 2.1% in 2026.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Export of Irish beef to Scotland

Export of Irish beef to Scotland

'We had a number of Irish exporters who sold livestock in the markets in Scotland.' - Basil Buchanan is from Hillsborough, Co Down.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Editorial: visit BEEF2026 at Teagasc Grange

Editorial: visit BEEF2026 at Teagasc Grange

Pop into the Irish Farmers Journal stand for a chat with the team if you are attending BEEF 2026.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: struggling Starmer's sea of troubles

Colm McCarthy: struggling Starmer's sea of troubles

Politicians in the Republic would be foolish to imagine that they are immune to the impact of populist inclinations in their electorate.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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