The Farming Week

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:SIM concerns and straw bale pricesFarm 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 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: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 Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

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, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

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.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: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, 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: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 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: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 Agriland.ie for more.

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 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: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 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:€6m scheme for on-farm badger biosecurity opens;Around 3,600 applications for Fuel Support Scheme;Brazilian exports to the EU could be banned from September;Beef farmers urged to 'box clever' amid factory price cuts';Can venison solve Ireland’s deer issue?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:Fuel Income Support Scheme for farmers and contractors opens;Landowners slam greenway policy at committee hearing;How are beef and sheep prices looking this week?No formal EU scheme proposed for voluntary cuts in milk output;Over 2,200 TAMS applications refused after ranking and selection;Almost 93,000 BISS applications submitted to DAFM as deadline nears;Ploughing 2027 to be pushed back by a week due to Ryder Cup;Tipperary-based milk driver claims Tirlán recognition award.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:Details of €100 million Fuel Support Scheme revealed;ICOS warns of 'enormous financial challenge' to secure fertiliser for 2027;Call for flat-rate addition to align with livestock VAT rate;Farm plastics recycling shake up to give farmers more choice;Bluetongue cases now confirmed in 7 counties;What is the latest outlook for land prices and rents?Glanbia, Carbery and Kerry Group announce financial results;Aurivo and Tirlán present awards for milk quality;BISS applications surpass 78,000 as deadline approaches.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:EU state aid flexibility on fuel costs;News from Brussels on next CAP;Leo Varadkar in hot water over rural comments;Danny Healy-Rae kicked off agriculture committee;Tirlán CEO on international volatility;Week 2 of new TB rules in marts;Key updates on farm schemes.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:Fuel supports announced but Healy-Rae resigns;New TB changes come into effect;Dairy industry players announce March milk prices and financial results;Key schemes for dairy beef and forestry;Agriland catches up with Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper.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:Soaring fuel prices spark nationwide protests;Contractors call on government to tackle rising fuel costs;Fertiliser market set for ‘prolonged tight supply’;Should farmers should keep spreading fertiliser despite high prices?New TB changes at the mart from Monday, April 13;€750,000 earmarked to restore and safeguard traditional farm buildings.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: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.