Decline of the Farmers Journal

Ok. I commented above with my own opinion of the Journal which isn't high.

It now appears that there is previous bad blood/commercial issue between the OP and that publication which is a different thing completely.

I want no part of that nor of the other spat which has started over LGBT issues.

This thread wasn't opened in good faith.

Boards is an anonymous discussion forum. There is no onus on anyone to give details of who they are. You yourself are posting anonymously

Kerry share are a very complicate issue. Kerry Co-op was originally set up by a group of independent Co-op. Farmer shareholders had all I vested in the Co-op back in the 50&60's. Due to good decisions by historical boards the Co-op be ame a very valuable asset.

However many of the Fathers and Grandfather's who sacrificed to set it were squeezed out of milk by the implementation of milk quota's. Where I came from originally in Kerry it has gone from a few hundred milk suppliers to about 10.

Are these farmers who are not no longer A shareholders entitled to a return on there parents investment. You have also situations where Fathers gave the farm to one child and split the shares between the other children.

A large portio ln of those benefitting from any purchase back of the agri business and stainless steel will be farmers who got the majority of there shares as milk suppliers. As well many of these same suppliers have already benefitted back during the quota era by the fact that Kerry suppliers had access to excess quota all the time

The rag has gone from giving details of print copies and online subscription sold to giving readership figures which I imagine are highly suspect

I have noticed over the last few years is the amount of copies left in shops on Tuesday and Wednesday. This is rural areas. In cities with the last ten years you can no longer buy a copy as it is not stocked.

On the Rag itself it like any Red Top it's peddling an agenda. That agenda is no longer relative to the vast majority of farmers. As the older generation stop buying unless it changes its policy it will have a very small readership

The cost of printing a few posters would hardly do much for the price of milk

To get the share cash conversion was a victory for all shareholders and you Dave can take credit for taking on a very russian type co-op board at the time .

That description of the IFJ plus the Tullamore show offer has me almost tempted to sign up again, I haven't looked at it in a few years now. It's great to hear that it's moving with the times and looking at the broader rural sustainability picture. In fairness the Country Living section was always ahead of the main section which seemed stuck in the 90s. Maybe even the getting in touch sectioned has broadened its categories lately?

This whinge is going on for years , yet they're still there,

Criticism by a few insignifignants isn't going to make a difference at this stage.

The Civil/public service is failing now in every sector as predicted by me so you have to grant my posts credibility,

Wrangler you’ve been on this website since December 2017, that’s over 2,000 days, you’ve averaged 5 posts a day everyday. I may be wrong but you come across as someone who has a nice bit of spare time. Don’t throw stones when you live in a glass house telling other people they’re “insignificants”. If you’re not prepared to debate out your points in a respectful manner then go to another thread

If the cost of a few posters would make a difference the show is already over