Is Biodiversity the poor relation of the Bioeconomy? There has been little integration so far between biodiversity policies and bioeconomy strategies. For the most part, these end up...
Agriculture needs Direction not Distractions From the IFA led debacle at Bord Bia to Trump’s pathetic rollback on climate science, and this Government’s failure to...
The One Health Benefits of Living Soil “A nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself” was the pertinent line in US President Franklin D Roosevelt’s letter to...
The relationship between Farming and Pharma is closer than you might like We’re a long way from the locally grown, nutrient-dense foods that previous generations grew up on. “LET FOOD BE thy...
Farmers are being treated as pawns in the rural economy Farmers should be valued for what they produce, not for what they buy. With the Ploughing Championships taking place this...
It’s criminal (except it isn’t) that landowners can destroy hedgerows without permission The laws on hedgerow destruction need to be much stricter. It’s tough being a hedge in Ireland, unless it is...
