The Farming Week

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Government urged to take action on rising agri fuel costs;EU commissioner pours cold water on CBAM suspension for fertiliser;Teagasc hikes advisory and education fees;Michael O'Leary says farmers should not be worried about Mercosur trade deal;Farmer anger over Bord Bia chair laid bare in emails;Farmers urged to prepare for new bovine TB measures;Sheep Welfare Scheme now open;Thieves make a break with 12t of KitKat chocolate bars.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:Farm orgs slam government fuel cost measures100ac of silage set to cost €2,855 extra as diesel soars;Irish farmers face fertiliser shortages over Middle East conflict;'Relentless' price cuts hit beef finishers;EU and Australia sign free trade agreement;Aurivo and Dale Farm announce 'strategic partnership';Proposed animal transport rules to 'effectively end' live exports;Bluetongue vaccine to be included in welfare schemes;DAFM issues lead poisoning warning.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:Calls for measures on farmer fuel costs as govt plans response;Fertiliser price shock 'may not be as acute as spring of 2022';Increase in fertiliser sales linked to higher river nitrogen levels;Ireland set for sharp drop in beef production;Warning that current high calf prices 'not adding up';Committee calls for new funding for nature restoration;Galway man wins national novice auctioneer competition.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:Middle East conflict impacting fuel and fertiliser prices;North Cork Creameries latest;Kerry Dairy Ireland contracts;An Taisce case against sixth NAP;TAMS applications issues;New changes to Forestry Programme;Minister talks Bord Bia and TB at ICSA AGM;Big numbers and prices for calves at recent mart sales.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:Bluetongue movement restrictions ease;Jobs at risk at North Cork Creameries;Impact of US-Iran conflict;IFA protest ends and Bord Bia review to start;Mercosur deal provisionally applied;TAMS ranking and selection;Pneumonia on farms;International Year of the Woman Farmer ambassador.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:IFA heading for minister's Newbridge office amid Bord Bia dispute;EU audits Brazilian beef regulations;5,000kg of beef with banned hormone consumed in Netherlands;2026 Tillage Support Scheme launched;Additional bluetongue cases confirmed;Met Éireann to start using 'localised' weather warnings.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Stella Meehan and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Hundreds of farmers voice anger over Bord Bia controversy at Mayo meetingInvestigations ongoing into further cases of bluetongueCross-border TB pilot launched at Donegal farmEU nitrogen fertiliser imports plummetTeagasc says not all vacant posts will be filled due to pay ceilingFunding for new flour millsDo you leave the keys in your farm vehicles?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Larry Murrin controversy continues;Heydon calls meeting of key stakeholders;Food labelling in the spotlight;EU auditors spark concerns for farm payments;DAFM seeking skilled operatives for badger programme;Key deadline for hedge cutting and burning;Farmers buy local pub.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Stella Meehan and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Larry Murrin's committee appearance;Bluetongue latest;Contractors' 2026 prices;Key EU commissioners in Ireland on CAP;Home heating oil thefts.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Bluetongue confirmed in Ireland;IFA begin rolling protest outside Bord Bia;Bord Bia chair to appear before Oireachtas committee;Irish EU Commissioner 'regrets' move to refer Mercosur to court;DII disappointed by no new dairy access in India trade deal;Splash-plate slurry spreading allowed on land with steep hills;Where are the agri ministers heading for St. Patrick’s Day?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Bord Bia chair gets board supportMEPs refer Mercosur deal to Europe’s top court;Over 400t of Mercosur beef imported to Ireland in 2025;No recovery in factory cattle supply expected this year;338 jobs at risk as ABP to cease retail packing at Dungannon site;TB Action Plan changes set to kick in this April;Farmers could face ‘more regulations’ under proposed Eco Scheme changes;Gurteen College’s new tractor fleet.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:EU set to sign Mercosur deal;Over 20,000 farmers attend anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone;Beef factory fined 18 times for carcass trim breaches in 2025;Kepak reviews 'beef deboning and cutting operations' at Clonee site;Chinese market to reopen to Irish beef exports;Call for voluntary milk reduction scheme as prices drop;Prices of pints and postage to increase;What is Ireland’s favourite make of tractor?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Mercosur deal reaching culmination;Possible boost farm payments in new CAP;Irish agri-food export hit record levels;4,000 male cattle wanted for new live export contract;Agriculture remains most dangerous sector to work in.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Mercosur votes and protests;Bluetongue vaccines and cases;New planning exemptions for farmers;Work permit quotas;Milk cheque reductions;BVD Action Plan 2026;Boost for Agri-Food RegulatorDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Cathal O'Shea and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Nitrates derogation confirmed;New Nitrates Action Programme finalised and what it means for slurry storage;Farm scheme payments round up;Latest on Mercosur;No cattle at Winter Fair due to bluetongue;Record sales for Irish whiskey.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Bluetongue outbreak in Northern Ireland;Bird flu in Cavan;Developments on the nitrates derogation;Payments get underway for several schemes;Outlook for 2026 farm incomes;Department confirms several ACRES changes.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Francess McDonnell and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Commission backs nitrates derogation;What’s the latest on scheme payments;New antiparasitic rules to come into force;Bird flu cull numbers;The hottest heifer in the country.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Milk price cuts continue;New bonus for young sheep farmers;National Beef Conference and latest beef prices;Organic Farming Scheme opens for applications;Kerry farm family tormented by sheep thefts;Mercosur deal edges closer despite continued concerns;Agri-Food Regulator issues "call to action" on transparency;Concern over calving gate mechanism issuesDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:ACRES and Sheep Welfare Scheme payments;'Very challenging’ 12 months ahead for dairy;Heydon 'monitoring' TB valuations;ICSA protest at Dáil over Mercosur;Third bird flu farm outbreak;Deal reached on CAP simplification;Protest over CPOs at Leinster House.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Housing order as bird flu cases confirmed2,000 farmers attend nitrates derogation meeting (Kathleen with clips of Minister, Gorman and O’Neill)Draft proposal on splash plate use for hilly ground20% CAP cut 'not a done deal' (Clip – Kathleen will forward)ICSA plans further Dáil protest on Mercosur deal 'safeguards'Farmers to demonstrate over greenway issues outside Leinster HouseDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:New Nitrates Action Programme published;Beef prices lift as Christmas orders arrive;New bird flu biosecurity regulations announced;Tipperary family claims 2025 NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Award;Irish concerns over next CAP outlined at Luxembourg meetingBullock sold for €12,000 at fundraiser for young farm accident survivor.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Francess McDonnell and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Eco-Scheme payments to hit farmer's bank accounts;Milk prices tumble;Dawn Meats New Zealand venture gets green light;Live trade concerns from lumpy skin disease;IHFA considers IVF breeding facility;EU launches generational renewal plan.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:€510m in BISS advance paymentsRetailers drop own-label milk prices2025 cattle supply 120,000 head below last yearTB programme spend hit €79.4m by end of Q3Nitrate levels decrease in 39% of river sites but 'too high' in 44% - EPARockwell Farm hits the market with €21m guide priceFota Wildlife Park closed until further notice as bird flu confirmed30,000 pumpkins for picking on east Cork farmDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Budget 2026;Biogas plant on Galway dairy farm;Spiritans to sell Rockwell Farm;Bird Flu in Tyrone;EU regulation on Mercosur safeguards officially proposed.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnel and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Possible boycott of weanling sales;Storm Amy to hit country;EU trade chief visits Ireland;Aurivo and Dale Farm '"future trading relationship";Urgent calls for tillage sector support in Budget 2026;Tirlán pays down €250 million bond.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:EBI changes revealed;Dairygold to meet suppliers over milk price cut;EU Commissioner to visit Ireland to view water quality efforts;Bill aims to address trespassing on farms;Bird flu confirmed at Cork wildfowl sanctuary;All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships return.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

In this special live edition of The Farming Week, from the Agriland stand in Screggan, Co Offaly, we look back on three action-packed days at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:New TB action plan unveiledFunding for new TB measures yet to be decidedDairy sector faces 200,000-cow cut if derogation lostTAMS reference costs revisedFBD Young Farmer of the YearCountdown to PloughingDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:TAMS reference costs updated;EU Commission pushes to ratify Mercosur deal;Beef and lamb trade updates;Ornua PPI and GDT fall;Flexibility sought on unprotected urea deadline;Farm Safety Community Champion Programme.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Warning of €555m annual fall in milk cheques without derogation;NDC VAT dispute results in annual loss of €3.05m;FCI warns against introduction of tractor driving test;Further sightings of Asian hornet in Ireland;ACRES scorecard deadline nears;Hedge cutting season set to start;Ploughing preparation in 'full swing' in OffalyDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Highlights from Virginia Show;Latest milk prices and dairy markets;Presidential election;New INHFA president confirmed;Fragmented farms could face nitrogen cut;No link between milk processing and Cork fish kill;Building Focus on Wexford calf shed;Biggest Holsteins in Ireland?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Beef Welfare Scheme opens;Tullamore Show review;ACRES scorecard deadline nears;Over 1,200 apply for Forgotten Farmers scheme;Dawn Meats seeks majority share of NZ's largest lamb processor;Glanbia delivers "resilient" half year performance;Asian hornet found in Cork;Rose of Tralee hopefuls on farmingDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Kathleen O Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Farming community hit by deaths in Mayo and Tipperary;New DAFM annual report reveals TB testing payments to vets;4,600 herds gone from SCEP;Latest Teagasc fodder survey figures;TB lesions in cattle from non-restricted herds;Farm plastics collection prices increasing.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O Sullivan, Breifne O'Brien and Maitiú Monaghan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:What the sharp decline in the national herd really means;Brighter days ahead - will farm profits rise in 2025?Could farmers get higher CAP payments?Concerns raised over GAEC 2 appeal criteriaPlanning shake-up - what it could mean for rural Ireland?New electricity legislation - what landowners need to know;Bald but bold – the little calf winning heartsDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Long-awaited Forgotten Farmers scheme;Major food recall and listeriosis outbreak;NDP funding for TAMS and forest windblow;TB reactors continue to climb in latest figuresDAERA approves voluntary bluetongue vaccine;PTO grant opens;Who will judge the Diageo Baileys Champion Cow?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Battle for the next CAP gets underway;Marts under pressure to review cattle sale credit;Trump threatens 30% tariffs on EU;ACRES NPI payment system opens;Ragwort growing outside Leinster House.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Stella Meehan and Kathleen O Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Nitrates derogation and its link to the Habitats DirectiveBeef trade latest;Tillage harvest underway in Kilkenny;Sheep shearing mammoth 50- hour stint for charity;John Deere and the ‘right to repair’ controversyDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O Sullivan and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:EPA report on nitrates;Stena Line to withdraw Cherbourg sailing;Moorepark Open Day 2025;Bird flu in coastal wild birds;Delayed ACRES payments;Farm Safety Action Plan;Hedgerow rules "confusion".Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Kathleen O Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Average family farm income up by 87% in 2024;No decision yet on next CAP budget;IFA wants CAP scheme for active farmers;Macra calls for inclusion of installation aid in new CAP;Over 1,600 farmers still awaiting 2024 ACRES advance payments;Cabinet approval to address increasing bovine TB levels;Agri-food sector voices concerns on proposed employment permit salary hikes;Responsibility for dog control transferred to DAFM.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:TB programme expected to cost €130m this year;Processors announce May milk prices;Poultry broiler sector removed from VAT flat rate;All Straw Incorporation Measure applicants accepted;Concerns over Boortmalt malting barley contracts;RSA ‘considering’ driving test for working vehicles;Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Agri-food trade mission to Japan and KoreaMinister's delayed ACRES payment timeline;Applications open for phase 3 of genotyping programme;10-week old heifer makes €13,000;Farm walks on beef production and sustainability;10 cattle killed by lightning.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.