The Farming Week

Francess McDonnell & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include:   -       ‘No stone will be left unturned’ dairy bull calf welfare under the spotlight -       MEPs vote in favour of revised Nature Restoration Law -       Eamon Ryan says farming must change -       New Teagasc MACC aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -       Kerr...

Francess McDonnell & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include:   -       Battle to retain nitrates derogation – ICMSA says government wants family dairy farms ‘gone’ -       Moorepark Dairy Day - sustainability in the face of challenges -       Cavan farmer ‘lucky to be alive’ after fall into slurry pit -       ACRES advisors under...

Stella Meehan & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - EU environment committee rejects Nature Restoration Law - No show from rural government TDs at Dáil debate on cow cull - 4,750 farmers to get satellite inspection notifications, says DAFM - Wexford farmers assess cost of crop damage from hail - IFA considers postal ballot...

Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – Agri-Focus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers, rural communities and the agri-sector. In this first episode, Ciaran Fitzgerald, who is a food economist with over 30 years’ experience in the agri food sector and is a regular columnist at Agriland, joins Francess McDonnell to talk about a subje...

Stella Meehan & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Kerry Group milk suppliers take to the streets – ‘This is only the start of this campaign’  - Environment ministers adopt Nature Restoration Law - Potential to create 230 new places for veterinary medicine annually - Dairy exit scheme is ‘the beginning of the end for famil...

Aisling O'Brien & Breifne O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - New Beef Welfare Scheme to open in July - The reality behind milk price and cost of production - No significant improvement in water quality - nitrogen levels too high in 40% of Irish rivers - Nature Restoration Law vote - Environment committee voting on rewetting postpo...

Aisling O'Brien & Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Farmers battle drought conditions - EU milk price correction ‘now passed’ - IFA presidential election kicks off - 14,000t of beef imported into Ireland - Supermarket price wars intensify Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agric...

Aisling O'Brien & Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Rewetting controversy continues in Dáil and on the streets - Minister formally announces €43m genotyping programme - Almost 130,000 farmers apply for BISS and other schemes - Green TD calls for live exports to end - Vet issues appeal after 8 calves killed by slurry fu...

Francess McDonnell and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Farmers won’t be forced to rewet their land, says Minister Ryan - More deaths involving tractors this week – a reminder about safety at this busy time - Farmers warn below-cost selling ‘has to stop’ - EPA: Ammonia emissions up nearly 1% in 2021 - Additional income streams...

Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Silage season kicks off and a difficult year ‘demands farmer understanding’ say contractors - Sinn Fein’s Claire Kerrane says ‘CAP should support food production’ - Government trade mission to China - First peak milk prices announced and Kerry Group suppliers to get 202...

Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Retailers must protect prices paid to farmers, says government minister - Tirlán reports 36% jump in turnover to €3bn - EU Commissioner, Mairéad McGuinness, says some farming policy choices were ‘not the right ones’ - Moving Balmoral Show was a stroke of genius - ‘We partied...

Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Retailers cut milk and butter prices - CCPC examining fertiliser sector complaints - 41,000 farmers apply for liming scheme - Dutch farmers to be paid to stop breeding - 600 landowners object to zoned land tax - Creosote ban for farm fencing comes into force Rate, revie...

Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - New rural political party proposed by Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice - Macra marches from Athy to the Dáil to highlight challenges for young farmers - Former Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, won’t contest next election - Irish beef imports return to China - Depar...

Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - More milk price cuts announced for March - Libyan order for 2,500 Irish cattle cancelled due to visa delay - Gardaí urge farmers to ‘beef up’ security on yards - Department develops ‘outline’ of ‘forgotten’ farmers scheme - Student finalists in Certified Irish Angus Sch...

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Michael O’Leary warns that ‘looney ideas’ from the eco lobby will increase food prices - Devenish lands at Dowth to go up for sale with guide of €10m - Firearms committee recommends licensing changes - GPS thefts warning - Young Kerry farmer to host new travel TV show Rate,...

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Department to conduct 500 nitrates inspections this year - ESB compensation rates for farmers and landowners - National Food and Fodder Security Committee to reconvene and meet next week - Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity - Calls for mink eradication - Leitrim students’ far...

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Calf exports disrupted again – this time due to an incident at a French lairage - Vet issues warning of labelling of farm chemicals - Proposal to double fines for owners of uncontrolled dogs - Castleblayney Mart meeting hears frustration of farmers Rate, review and follow Th...

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include:   -       Minister opens €265m suckler and beef support schemes: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/minister-opens-e265m-suckler-and-beef-support-schemes/ -       Sheep Ireland factory levy to rise by 8c/head from April 1st: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/sheep-ireland...

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Minister urged to investigate regional price disparity in fertiliser: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/minister-urged-to-investigate-regional-price-disparity-in-fertiliser/ - Processors announce further sharp milk price cuts: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/milk-pri...

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Bord Bia looking to hire new auditors to meet new SBLAS demand: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/farmers-advised-to-schedule-sblas-audit-as-applications-rise/ - Work underway on new Irish fertiliser manufacturing facility: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/work-underw...

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture which this week include: - After all the anticipation, ‘all valid ACRES applicants’ have been accepted: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/minister-all-valid-acres-applicants-to-be-accepted/ - TB compensation increases and additional test payment agreed: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/tb-compen...

Catch up on the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture with Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien, including: · TAMS 3 has opened and DAFM releases list of included items: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/dafm-unveils-new-tams-3-list/ · DAFM confirms the nitrates banding options for farmers: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/minister-confirms-banding-options-for-dairy-farmers/ · Ferti...

Catch up on the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture with Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien, including: · New government-funded climate study has led to outrage & controversy: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/study-climate-target-needs-livestock-cut-more-trees-and-rewetting/ · 75% of farmers are worried about input costs: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/ifac-farm-report-75...

Catch up on the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture with Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien, including: · Concerns over potential drop in milk prices for farmers: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/icmsa-urges-co-ops-to-avoid-knee-jerk-reaction-on-milk-price/ · Meat Industry Ireland report - Beef factories to back farmers to cut greenhouse gases https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/m...

Catch up on the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture with Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien, including: - Salmonella – confirmed in eight broiler flocks around Ireland https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/dafm-salmonella-confirmed-in-8-poultry-flocks/ - Burning Bushes - the exemption for the controlled burning of green waste generated in agricultural clearing has been extended https://...