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Concerns over fireblight disease
Letters to the Editor
"Our fireblight status needs to be protected." - Liam Feeney, Glencar Co Sligo
16 October 2024 Letters
Consequences of antimicrobial resistance
"Animal Health Ireland rewarding farmers who are committing a sin" - Tom Hogan, Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary.
16 October 2024 Letters
Shared blame for biodiversity loss
"Farmers may have caused some of the biodiversity loss, but not most of it." - Judy Bryant, Co Offaly
Are we too reliant on technology?
"Many shows no longer accept paper entries or payment (what happened to cash?)" - Karen Ashton, Crowdrummin, Drumlish, Co Longford.
9 October 2024 Letters
Letter about solar panels on agricultural land
"Leave productive land alone" - David Moore, Glencash Regenerative Dairy Farm
9 October 2024 Letters
Letter regarding the potential IBR programme
"We are too important an industry not to heed known risks." - Mike Magan, Killashee, Co Longford
9 October 2024 Letters
Letter re Tirlán vote on Friday
"Vote no - a better deal will follow in due course. Remember Kildalton 2010." - Name and details with the editor.
2 October 2024 Letters
Letter regarding Tirlán vote this week
"I have shares in the drawer for years." - Name and details with the editor
2 October 2024 Letters
Letter re Arrabawn/Tipperary proposed merger
"Everyone knows that the writing is on the wall, despite us all wishing it wasn’t." - Thomas Burke, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
2 October 2024 Letters
Leaving Cert points system is biased
"A student attending a small remote school as on Tory or Arranmore islands cannot be expected to compete in a points race biased in favour of fee paying grind schools." - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal
25 September 2024 Letters
A warning to those considering planting forestry on their farms
"There is a liability to replant, thus permanently devaluing the land for all time." - Dickie Power, Friarstown, Kilmallock, Co Limerick.
18 September 2024 Opinion
Using native grains in Irish whiskey
"Barley doubling in price would only add cents to a bottle of whiskey or pint of beer/stout." - David Moore, Glencash Farm.
18 September 2024 Letters