The measures announced by the European Commission to help farmers across the EU are to be welcomed. The outcomes of...
September 8, 2015
United we stand: divided we fall is an old adage – but a true one. And it strikes a particular...
September 4, 2015
The export target for Irish beef in the US should be carcass trimmings which would be used to manufacture burgers....
August 12, 2015
We talk about Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions a lot in Ireland – maybe it is because of the failure...
July 29, 2015
Glanbia is fast gathering a significant rump of highly disgruntled farmer suppliers within its ranks, all of whom are totally...
July 24, 2015
Odds being laid in Brussels on whether the UK will quit the EU stand at around 1/6 on – which...
July 23, 2015
When non-farming people hear of a 13-year-old driving a tractor on a public road, they find it crazy that such...
July 15, 2015
The publication of farm payments to farmers across Europe, including Ireland last Saturday, caused a storm in a teacup that...
June 2, 2015
I have just returned from the US, where I attended the 2015 Alltech symposium. While there, I made it my...
May 22, 2015
British finishers are wincing at the most recent evidence that the UK’s prime beef cattle market is unacceptably volatile. And,...
April 27, 2015
Today is possibly one of the most historically important days in Irish agriculture as we, finally, see the end of...
April 1, 2015
The rise in export value of unpaid fifth quarter beef products could trigger re-examination of how value of deadweight cattle...
March 31, 2015
Later this week milk quotas will be ancient history, whatever are we going to talk about? It seems that some people...
March 30, 2015
Yet more public criticism of supermarket purchasing strategies has persuaded beef breeders and finishers in the UK that their long-term...
March 19, 2015
The last fortnight has seen a very strong media focus on the potential impact of greening on Irish agriculture. And,...
March 16, 2015
Last week I met an Irish dairy farmer who was recently heavily criticised by his advisor and discussion group colleagues...
February 24, 2015
Last month’s news that the US government, which is about to issue new healthy eating guidelines, will for the first...
February 1, 2015
The vast majority of Irish farmers work tirelessly to maintain the fabric of their businesses and, in so doing, act...
January 16, 2015
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