New toys and new habits

If you've got a quad, take the time to get a good, well-fitting helmet and more importantly, make sure it actually gets worn.

There's a lot to reflect on this new year and many big changes already brewing on the horizon for 2024 - the reduction to the upper limit of the nitrates derogation and its knock-on effect on the beef sector, land sales, and local processing sector, will likely make it one of the most disruptive.

However, the new fall-out over the new ICBF star ratings is a risk to the credibility of genetics breeding programmes and risks losing farmer buy-in to the overarching goal of achieving improvement in Ireland's national livestock genetics.