The Farming Week

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: How much are silage and hay bales costing? Minister warns nitrates derogations may not be granted in some areas; Call for retailers to return 7c/L more to liquid milk farmers; Parasites cost farmers €181m per year; Lidl signs €90m potato supply deal with Meade Farm. Don’t forget to rate, rev...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Blow to Irish weanling trade as Algeria closes for cattle imports; EU member states agree to scrap 2-pillar CAP structure; Knackeries halt fallen sheep and horse collections amid DAFM dispute; Pilot aims to address farmer and rural community isolation; Who are the contenders for Tractor of t...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Over €500m in BISS and CRISS payments set to issue to farmers; Bluetongue cases continue to rise; Animal collectors to reduce services over fallen animal scheme; North Cork Creameries urged to set date for AGM; Have you ensured your fertiliser database details are correct? Don’t forget to ra...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Farmers hit with BISS and CRISS payments delay; €46.2m Fertiliser Exceptional Aid Scheme launched; Farm orgs slam Irish proposals for next CAP; Learner tractor drivers face new permit rules next month; Sod turned on new Irish flour mill. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming We...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Budget 2027 broken down; Bluetongue spread continues; New figures on farm incomes and margins; FBD National Dairy Show gets underway; Major global livestock show in France. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agri...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: What's in store in Budget 2027?; Slurry spreading deadline extended; Prices announced for harvest 2026; Legal notice over calf exports; CAP talks ramping up. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for mor...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Fuel support scheme for farmers to be extended Bluetongue detected in sheep for first time in Ireland What’s been happening with beef and sheep prices this week? Govt urged to address 'VAT anomaly' that 'penalises' farmers Draft guidelines target 'inconsistent' rural housing policies Ploughi...

The Agriland team sit down for special live edition of The Farming Week podcast from the Agriland stand at the 2026 National Ploughing Championships. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Dutch authorities threaten to fine Irish calf transporters; Buyer of 400,000 calves confirms move to trial 'Rose beef' production in Ireland; Ireland’s first bluetongue infection of 2026 confirmed; Heydon aims for partial deal on next CAP by October; 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year announc...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: EU ban on Brazilian beef imports kicks in; Winter beef finishers commence buying cattle for 2026/2027 season; TB testing, a shock resignation and questions for the Veterinary Council; Leftover fuel scheme money earmarked for fertiliser support; Farmers risk losing BISS payments over hedge re...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: 22% of farms with fewer than 100 days feed available; When should fertiliser be spread again? Phased fuel excise restoration set from November; EU talks with Brazil 'ongoing' as export ban deadline looms; Surge in student demand for veterinary medicine courses. Don’t forget to rate, review a...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: National fodder committee set to meet as concerns grow over impact of drought; Some contractors 'left with no option but to reduce workforce'; €28m suckler scheme with bluetongue vaccine option opens; Independent Ireland set to meet Irish Ferries on live exports; Coillte ordered to halt Tipp...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Fears over fodder supplies as drought bites; 'Disciplinary process' underway after 14 cattle die at Coolmore; Meeting to discuss 'growing crisis' in livestock export sector; What is the average value of an acre of farmland in your region? The labour-saving tool that took Tullamore Show by st...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Brittany Ferries to end livestock transport; €124 million worth of beef imported into Ireland up to end of May; External review ordered after Tyrone cattle cull; Bluetongue cases in Britain surpass 70 in just one month; Monaghan man breaks world record after reversing tractor and trailer nea...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Controversy over Tirlán's US butter deal; Fears over drought and shrinking milk cheques; Contractors under pressure from green diesel costs; Concerns over client accounts at some marts; Teagasc sees income boost for 2025. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s w...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Total final payments under fuel support scheme to be €27 million; All applicants for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) 2026 accepted; Number of liquid milk producers continues to decline; Farming accounts for almost 40% of all workplace fatalities over the past decade; Wexford hay auctio...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: SIM concerns and straw bale prices Farm orgs concerned over animal destruction videos; Nitrates Directive review published; Beef prices remaining positive this week; Cork cow becomes Ireland's highest classified. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly rev...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Average farm incomes up across the board in 2025; Will EU livestock and protein strategies deliver for farmers? Defining 'active farmer' important to CAP deal; Proposal to digitise cattle passports; New mobile machine solving slurry-related issues. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The...

The Agriland team brings you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: How have beef prices fared this week? Fuel excise cuts extended; Irish EU presidency begins as CAP talks enter key period; Farmer Forum holds first meeting; New rural housing guidelines. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture,...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Beef prices on the rise as weekly cattle supply dips; How much were the board of Bord Bia paid in 2025? Farmer gets nitrates non-compliance notice 3 years after inspection; €1.7m project to use advanced slurry management technologies; Invasive species among main causes of biodiversity loss....

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Bord Bia governance review endorses chair Larry Murrin; EU unveils €500m fertiliser support package; Beef price steadies after 5 weeks of 10c/kg declines; Govt to use EU presidency role to boost CAP funding; 'Little overall improvement' in water quality in 2025 – EPA. Don’t forget to rate, r...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Over 32,000 farmers apply for fuel support scheme; Pressure on beef prices continues; Bord Bia board to meet to discuss governance review; 43% of farms fail local authority water quality inspections; Greenway projects costing €2m/km on average. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Far...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Tax and fuel payments; Diesel vehicle scrappage scheme; Irish farming and the EU's green future; More trouble ahead for beef farmers? Ireland in the dock over peat cutting. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agri...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Bluetongue case in Tipperary; Michael Kelly for trial for murder of farmer; Victor Boyhan on succession in Seanad; Fuel subsidy scheme extended and €26 million savings for DAFM being sought; Bloom starts. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of I...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Farmers slam EU Fertiliser Action Plan; Kerry Dairy Ireland reveals new name; 122,000 farmers apply for BISS and related schemes; 26% of dairy herds defaulted to highest excretion band; Teen creates farm management tool. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s we...