A missed opportunity?
Agri-food economist, Ciaran Fitzgerald, exposes a major contradiction in the role that Ireland’s...
Tariffs and turmoil
This month, agri-food economist Ciaran Fitzgerald criticises what he regards as a severely flawed...
Decarbonisation requires price support
When the Irish energy-supply companies were confronted with the challenge of moving away from...
Food Harvest – the original and best?
This month, Ciaran Fitzgerald takes the view that unless the Irish agri-food sector speaks up for...
Developing a decarbonised dairy-processing sector
Agri-food economist, Ciaran Fitzgerald has been looking at milk production trends in recent years...
Boundless beef optimism
Is the current beef price a new paradigm or will there, ultimately, be a rebound? This month,...
The economics of Irish milk production
The economic reality of dairy’s role in the Irish economy must be properly understood, writes...
The only real constant is change
Recovering costs through better pricing is not always a given, writes Ciaran Fitzgerald
Opportunity knocks
End-of-year prices for Irish milk, beef, pigmeat and lamb were all strong and the outlook is...
Is the EU Green Deal a dead duck?
Hopefully, the Christmas break has given the Green Party and, indeed, the media
(or at least...
Political backing for sustainable food production
Irish agriculture can pass the environmental sustainability test with support rather than through...
Where is the vision?
Ciaran Fitzgerald stresses the need to clearly and succinctly communicate the social and...
Aspiration instead of action
Ciaran FitzGerald insists that the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) dialogue continues the...
Underappreciated and undervalued
Ciaran Fitzgerald, agri-food economist, highlights the real economic impact and value in...
Innovation investment constraints
Recent announcements around public support for research in agriculture and food, and increased...
First, kill all the cows!
The simplistic ‘kill all the cows’ outlook is neither helpful nor grounded in reality, writes...
Irish beef – the optimal system
The story of the Irish beef sector, over the last 30 years or so, has been one of successful and...
Agriculture is still relevant
Irish agriculture must not be excluded from discussions about balance and trade-offs, writes...
Let’s talk true sustainability
Recent confirmation that the new agri-food regulator will not take on below-cost selling is the...
Addressing the anti-farming narrative
In this first instalment of his regular feature in Irish Farmers Monthly, agri-food economist,...