Opinion
Is once-a-day milking an option in extreme weather conditions?
Farming Connect in Wales has said the past nine months have seen some extreme weather which is creating challenges when...
Opinion
Opinion
Farmers should be forced to retire at 65
The last year or so has seen the press filled with stories of elderly farmers killed by cattle and other...
Opinion
Gove must put the needs of production agriculture first as he plans for the future
Organisations, such as the National Sheep Association, seem to think that keeping Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State at...
Opinion
It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times
Farm Safety Week 2018 kicks-off next Monday. It’s taking place at a time of year when farmers and contractors will...
Opinion
Farming needs Brexit certainty ...and it needs it right now
As soon as Theresa May gets the bones of a Brexit deal across the line with her ministerial colleagues, then...
Opinion
China news could be much-needed boost for the British suckler sector
The latest report from the Gira Food Consultancy highlights the critical role played by China at the very heart of...
Opinion
Sugar Tax is a 'good news' story for the dairy sector
The fact that milk-based drinks have been granted an exemption from the new Sugar Tax on nutritional grounds is a...
Opinion
The humble potato needs an image change
The recent confirmation that Kenya has accredited a number of British seed potato varieties is good news for a sector...
Opinion
Is the Wool Board a marketing model for the rest of our agri food sectors?
Congratulations to Brendan Kelly on his recent success in Northern Ireland’s regional Wool Board Election. The Co. Antrim man has...
Opinion
Have the North’s MLAs gone MIA?
‘Missing in Action’ (MIA) is a term used by the military for combatants who cannot be accounted for after some...
N.Ireland
Ophelia: How my quick-thinking family stopped the roof from coming down
Ulster braced itself for the worst, but by the time Ophelia reached the northern counties she had lost much of...
Opinion
Why not play Brussels at its own game?
The European Commission is telling the world that its milk reduction scheme has worked, so why not get Brussels to...
Opinion
Free range egg producers have been treated despicably
It’s ridiculous that free range egg producers must re-label their cartons in the wake of the Avian Influenza outbreak. As...
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Trump may well have a positive influence on European agriculture
Donald Trump’s decision to, effectively, put the TTIP discussions on hold may well be a blessing in disguise for farming...
Opinion
A political vacuum is bad news for agriculture in Northern Ireland
This week’s Assembly elections could not have come at a worse time for agriculture in Northern Ireland. It is universally...
Opinion
It’s time we got a Brexit perspective from the feed compounding sector
The silence from Ireland’s compound animal feed industry, regarding the impact of Brexit on the sector, has been pretty deafening....
Opinion
IFA and UFU become production focused at their peril
Forget about Brexit: the one issue that truly united IFA President Joe Healy and UFU Deputy President Ivor Ferguson while...
Opinion
Cross compliance and farm safety should be formally linked
Both ICSA and ICMSA have taken a wholly unacceptable position, where farm safety is concerned. The past week has seen...
