July 2024
Can front-of-pack food labelling change our diets for the better?
May/June 2024
Food security: as important as climate action
April 2024
Watch out Europe, the Brazilians are coming!
March 2024
Why don’t we grow more plant-based food in Ireland?
February 2024
Why are European farmers angry?
January 2024
The ‘Wild West’ of carbon trading and carbon farming
September/October 2023
Technological innovation in agriculture will be critical to meeting climate target obligations
July 2023
EPA GHG projections — is agriculture better equipped than other sectors to deliver on climate?
June 2023
Food inflation: flash in the pan, or here to stay?
May 2023
Is a Farmers’ Party a good idea?
April 2023
My take-aways from a month of Nuffield travels – Vancouver to Christchurch
March 2023
Should we prepare for the end of the Nitrates derogation?
February 2023
Financing decarbonisation, decarbonising finance
January 2023
Stealth livestock reductions to cut agri-GHG?
December 2022
Stocking fillers for your ears
October/November 2022
A (very) short history of the Common Agricultural Policy at 60
September 2022
Are cows bad for the planet? Beware of simple questions, and even simpler answers!
July 2022
High food prices – a fundamental reset?
June 2022
Milk – from cost/price squeeze to price/cost chase
May 2022
Living with Brexit: evolution of Irish food trade flows
April 2022
Climate action need not be incompatible with food security – The Ukraine war forces urgent action
March 2022
C’est Qui Le Patron? (Who’s the Boss?) : French consumers find a way to deliver fair farm prices
February 2022
Feeding the world while reducing GHG emissions – the circle to be squared
January 2022
How much greener farming will the new CAP “Green Architecture” deliver?
Christmas Special 2021
Christmas 2021 Stocking Fillers
December 2021
November 2021
The scary world of agricultural decarbonisation
October 2021
What part can organic farming play in sustainable food systems?
September 2021
Carbon leakage in the food sector – are climate action and trade compatible?
August 2021
How will Irish farmers be supported to deliver necessary climate action?
July 2021
Serenity and equity key to securing urgent climate action in agriculture
June 2021
CAP: does more payment redistribution really mean greater fairness?
May 2021
Opportunities as well as challenges for farmers in Agri-Food Strategy 2030
April 2021
What does the Climate Action Bill mean for farmers?
March 2021
February 2021
Are international trade deals good for Irish agriculture?
January 20201
Veganuary: gimmick or game-changer?
Christmas Special
The four Cs on the 2021 agricultural horizon: Climate, CAP, Covid-19 and the Chaos of Brexit
December 2020
What will the EU Green Deal mean for Irish farmers?