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Actions speak louder than words
Jack Kennedy
There has been little real evidence of the ‘next phase of the European Green Deal’ for farmers.
Actions speak louder than words
Public finances cannot afford white elephants
27 September 2023 Viewpoints
Public finances cannot afford white elephants
White elephants are pretend ‘assets’ likely to be stranded and abandoned due to poor utilisation and inability to cover operating costs.
Home Farm: A mixed week on and off farm
27 September 2023 Viewpoints
Home Farm: A mixed week on and off farm
Ploughing visit – I had a few farm items that I wanted to do, which in my view, needed face to face contact.
Dempsey at Large: The 2023 Ploughing
One got the impression that President Higgins wanted to be at the Ploughing, and that he went to real trouble to deliver a speech on a topic he believed in.
27 September 2023 Viewpoints
Cattle trade positivity welcome
Beef markets look strong, supplies are tight and given the differential between what finished animals are making between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
27 September 2023 Viewpoints
Emissions debate - factoring in sequestration
Irish farmers need to make carbon sequestration part of our equation to on-farm measurement of gases.
27 September 2023 Viewpoints
Nitrates fall-out top of the Ploughing hit list
In the last year, farmers are implementing numerous significant practical changes that, given time, will positively impact water quality.
20 September 2023 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: One spray instead of 12
We badly need innovations in this space, without them we in Europe will slip further and further behind in our ability to produce crops competitively.
20 September 2023 Viewpoints
Home Farm: we have swung from high summer to winter
We have excellent regrowth from the second cut silage so we have begun grazing it and we will work our way through it, shifting the electric fences on a daily basis for each group.
20 September 2023 Viewpoints
Rain doesn’t dampen renewable interest at Ploughing
Despite the rain and cloud, interest in renewables shone through at this year's Ploughing.
20 September 2023 Viewpoints
Tillage can't wait for a report
The budget is approaching fast but details of any possible exceptional aid or future scheme details are needed even faster.
20 September 2023 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy - LNG project is of national significance
It is acknowledged that Ireland will need gas to supplement intermittent renewable electricity generation and space heating in the longer term, perhaps indefinitely.
20 September 2023 Viewpoints