N.Ireland
Opinion: When does journey to carbon ‘net zero’ actually start?
Congratulations to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) for hosting a tremendously successful ‘carbon and beyond’ conference during the past...
Opinion
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Opinion: Will agriculture be supported by new Prime Minister?
The UK’s newly confirmed Prime Minister seems to be changing her perspectives on the importance of agriculture. In the middle...
N.Ireland
Opinion: NI agri show societies deliver in spades
Northern Ireland’s local agri-show season for 2022 is now in the rear view mirror. And what a great year it has...
N.Ireland
Opinion: The horns of a dilemma
I thought it was illegal to put cattle with horns into a sale ring. But seemingly not at the present...
Opinion
Opinion: Is new light being shed on 6-row, hybrid barleys?
Syngenta wants cereal growers to invest in the company’s hybrid barley varieties? There’s nothing new in that. However, I feel...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Northern Ireland in the BVD ‘slow lane’
Great news – Dublin will soon be in a position to request ‘official freedom’ status, where Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)...
Opinion
Opinion: Is Britain about to become a pariah state?
The term ‘pariah state’ is not one to be thrown about lightly; it is reserved for countries ruled by groupings...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Edwin Poots must intervene in DAERA debacle
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Edwin Poots has said that he cannot intervene in the debacle regarding the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Brexit becoming an unmitigated disaster for UK agriculture
Up to this point, Brexit is turning out to be an unmitigated disaster for production agriculture in the UK. And...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Thank goodness for blight warning after cold days at Balmoral
I mean no harm to potato growers, but I was never so glad to hear that a blight warning has...
N.Ireland
Letter to the editor: Conflict must not overshadow climate concerns
While our thoughts are with the people of the Ukraine, some of the polarised arguments circulating in response to the...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Calculating the value of conditioning
We all know that conditioning accelerates the wilting of the crop in the field, which in turn increases fermentation and...
N.Ireland
Opinion: It’s not all bad news, where agriculture is concerned
Let's be honest, despite all the headlines, it's not all bad news where agriculture is concerned at the present time....
N.Ireland
Opinion: UFU surely welcomes changes to bTB regulations
By all accounts, it has been a marvellous start to the year for the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) and its...
N.Ireland
Opinion: What does future sustainability look like for Irish farmers?
Here’s an interesting conundrum - what does sustainability really look like for Irish farmers into the future? Yes, I know...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Beef export opportunities will beckon in the UK
There is now a growing belief that beef export opportunities will beckon in the UK for Irish meat processers over...
N.Ireland
Opinion: NI greenhouse gas emission projections tell a shocking tale
The latest greenhouse gas (GHG) emission projections for Northern Ireland (NI) confirm that agriculture is lagging behind the rest of...
N.Ireland
Farming must have ‘zero tolerance’ for animal cruelty
The term ‘animal cruelty’ is a very emotive one and, no doubt, will jar with every farmer reading this article....
