Could a new shipping option be on the horizon for Irish cattle exporters?
A Cork vessel might ease cattle export pressure, but if calves are excluded, the spring 2027 bottleneck barely moves.
A Cork vessel might ease cattle export pressure, but if calves are excluded, the spring 2027 bottleneck barely moves.
Mixed, mild weather is hiding a narrow window — here's what saturated soils and the slurry deadline actually mean for farm decisions this weekend.
The real question isn't whether home-grown fodder works — it's whether the economics and labour model scale down to smaller or harder farms.