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Editorial: positive sounds on 2025 margins emerge
Jack Kennedy
The Teagasc Outlook conference for 2025 pointed towards some positivity on farm income front, although after a challenging 2023.
Editorial: positive sounds on 2025 margins emerge
Farm payments – a mixed bag
4 December 2024 Editorial
Farm payments – a mixed bag
The rollout of payments under these two schemes and the Eco Scheme is among the best in Europe.
Stocking rate debate
4 December 2024 Editorial
Stocking rate debate
The Department highlighted that they are now moving to a ‘nutrient surplus’ model, which will mean different actions and farm responses for different soil types and different parts of the country.
Editorial: divided shareholding on Kerry deal
Clearly there is a divided shareholding and a disgruntled cohort of suppliers that feel let down by Kerry Group.
4 December 2024 Editorial
Editorial: ‘stocking rate’ not key issue for dairy farms
This stocking rate row is core to why the handbrake is pulled on farm investment here in Ireland.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: winter beef price positivity
Beef prices - Teagasc analysis on winter finishing costs suggests they need every penny of it.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: Mercosur - the Italian king-maker deal?
After more than 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur are still trying to finalise a major trade agreement.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints
Editorial: political promises broken on land tax
The fact that over 6,000 farmers turned up to from all over Northern Ireland on Monday night answers a lot.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Renewed positivity at Teagasc beef conference
The last 12 months will mark one of the largest falls in suckler calf registrations that we have ever seen.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Important ruling from Agri-Food Regulator
Asba Meats was found to be in breach of the Unfair Trading Practices Regulations as a result of non-payment for animals supplied by a west of Ireland farmer.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Big decision ahead for Kerry Group shareholders
We know this long running debacle is complex, and untangling the various groups of shareholders is complicated.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
TB reduction strategy - Northern Ireland
We know vaccination of badgers alone is not working well enough with us.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints