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Posted by The Analyst | 08 December 2019 | Farming
It’s not all gloom and doom on autumn crops despite the relentless downpours

The 2019 autumn sowing season won't be forgotten for a long time by growers and is likely to be used as a yardstick for many years to come whenever we get a wet spell in the autumn and need to make ourselves feel better.

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Posted by The Analyst | 08 December 2019 | Farming
Autumn rains and winter chills take toll on grass growth in the north-west

Farming in the north-west since October has been difficult because of wet underfoot conditions, while the mean air temperature in November of 7C at the Met Eireann weather station in Malin Head was 1.2C below the long-term mean.

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Posted by The Analyst | 08 December 2019 | Farming
‘I worked in the mart from the age of six and it gave me a grá for the business of agriculture’

He's the CEO of a company with a £250m (€293m) turnover, but Devenish boss and 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Richard Kennedy experienced failure before taking his first tentative steps on the road to success.

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Posted by The Analyst | 08 December 2019 | Breaking News
‘The storms destroy our homes most years’ – how a Caribbean island with just 500 residents is tackling climate change

Ilet a Brouee is a tiny sandbank island off the south coast of Haiti. It measures just 4,000 square metres in size. It is considered one of the most densely populated islands on earth.

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Posted by The Analyst | 08 December 2019 | Politics
Rise of Skywalker is the last chance to revive Disney’s Star Wars, but do fans still care enough? Does anyone?

'The Rise of Skywalker' is out this month but the hype around Disney's $4 billion 'Star Wars' franchise just isn't there, and it hasn't been for a while. Why have fan interest and box office figures been completely subverted? If you have lived in the media bubble for the past three years, you may believe...

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Posted by The Analyst | 08 December 2019 | Breaking News
At least 43 people die in devastating fire at building in New Delhi market area

At least 43 people have died in a devastating fire at a building in a crowded grains market area in central New Delhi.

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Posted by The Analyst | 08 December 2019 | Farming
Mary O’Rourke: ‘We’ll all regret it forever if we don’t help our small farmers’

I was in Dublin on the day of the recent farmers' blockade, but nowhere near the protest itself. However, I found myself in strange sympathy with the group of independent farmers who knew that their livelihoods were slipping away from them, and that something had to be done to bring their dilemmas to the forefront...

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