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The Farming Week — 206 episodes
Brazilian beef ban, Veterinary Council resignation and fertiliser support
Fodder deficits, fertiliser advice and fuel excise plan
Fodder stocks, contractors under pressure and suckler scheme
Dealing with drought, land prices and live exports
Live export blow, beef imports and Tyrone cattle cull
Tirlán's US butter deal, drought fears and Teagasc financials
Fuel scheme payments, SIM update and hay auction
SIM concerns, nitrates review and 'high class' Cork cow
Farm incomes rise, blue cards and new slurry machine
Fuel cuts extended, Farmer Forum and rural housing
Beef prices rise, Bord Bia board payments and invasive species
Bord Bia review, €500m fertiliser support, Beef price steadies
Beef price pressure continues, water quality inspections, greenway costs
Fuel payments and tax, diesel scrappage, peat in court
More bluetongue, Michael Gaine trial, fuel scheme extended
Fertiliser plan, Kinisla launch and derogation applications
Badger scheme, Brazil faces EU export ban and beef price pressure
Fuel scheme opens, TAMS refusals, Ploughing 2027 pushed back
Fuel Scheme Revealed | Farm Plastics Shake Up | Land Prices
EU efforts on Fuel Costs | Varadkar Comments | Key Scheme Updates
Fuel Supports | Healy-Rae Resigns | TB Changes Take Effect
Fuel Protests | Fertiliser Warnings | TB Rules Explained
Contractors Sound Alarm on Fuel Costs | TB Plan | Sheep Scheme
Fuel Prices | Beef Finishers | Live Export Concerns
Govt Fuel Cost Support | Beef Production to Drop | High Calf Prices
Middle East Conflict Fallout | North Cork Creameries Latest | Big Calf Sales
Bluetongue Restrictions Ease | North Cork Creameries | Bord Bia Review
IFA head for Newbridge | EU audits Brazilian beef | 'local' weather warnings
Hundreds attend meeting on Bord Bia controversy | BISS opens | Fertiliser imports
Bord Bia Controversy | Food Labelling | Hedge Cutting Deadline
Larry Murrin | Bluetongue | Contractor prices
Bluetongue | Bord Bia Controversy | India trade deal
Calls for Bord Bia Chair to be Removed | Mercosur Deal Delayed | Eco Scheme Changes
Mercosur Latest | Athlone Protest | Ireland’s favourite tractor
Mercosur Saga | Irish Food Exports | 4,000 Cattle Wanted for Live Export
Mercosur Protests | Planning Update | Disease Watch | Milk Cheques
Nitrates Derogation Confirmed | Bluetongue Latest | Record Sales for Irish Whiskey
Bluetongue | Derogation Developments | Farm incomes
Nitrates Derogation | Scheme Payments Latest | The €33,500 Heifer
Milk Price Cut | Sheep Thefts | Calving Gate Concerns
Scheme Payments | Bird Flu Latest | Farmer Protests
Bird Flu | Derogation Crunch Time | Splash Plates
New nitrates plan | Beef price uptick | Bird flu biosecurity
Dawn Meats Deal | Eco-Scheme | Milk Price Cuts
€510m BISS Payments | TB spend hits €79m| Rockwell Farm
Budget 2026 | Bird Flu in NI | Mercosur Safeguards
Weanling Exporters | Storm Amy | Tillage Sector Crisis
EBI Changes | Dairygold Concerns | Farm Trespassing
All the news from Ploughing 2025
New TB action plan | TAMS costs | Young Farmer of the Year
Mercosur Deal | TAMS Costs | Unprotected Urea
Tractor Driving Tests | Ploughing 2025 Launch | ACRES scorecard deadline
Virgina Show | Presidential Election | Milk Price Round-up
Beef Scheme | Dawn Meats Deal | Asian Hornet
TB Spend on Vets | Farmers Out of SCEP | Farm Plastic Costs
Farm Profits in 2025 | GAEC 2 Latest | Planning Permission Shake-up
Forgotten Farmers | Major Food Recall | PTO Grants
Battle for CAP | Mart Credit | Ragwort at Leinster House
New Nitrates Rules | Harvest 2025 Underway | Shearing Sheep for 50hrs
EPA on Nitrates | Moorepark '25 | Blow to live trade
Average Farm Incomes Up 87% | ACRES Payments | New CAP
TB Programme Costs | Milk Prices | Changes to VAT flat rate
Trade Mission to Far East | Heifer Calf Goes for €13,000 | Clock Ticks on ACRES Payments
Cooling Beef Prices | Taoiseach on Farmers and Climate | The Next CAP
Future of CAP | Tractors on Motorways | Fox Hunting
Michael Gaine Case Update | CAP Protests in Dublin | New TB Plan
Big week for CAP | TB summit fallout | Silage season
TB proposals | Used farm tyres | Forgotten farmers
Emergency TB Meeting | Mart Licence Suspended| Family of Michael Gaine make appeal
Beef Prices | Suckler Scheme | Potential GAEC 2 Payment
New €3,375 Suckler Scheme | ACRES Scoring | US Demand for Kerrygold
US Tariffs Paused | Dairy Co-op Results | Nitrates Map
US Tariffs | Slurry Storage Exemption | Cliffs of Moher CPO Proposal
New TB Proposals | Dairygold €14m Cost Savings | Restaurants Considering Removing Beef from Menus
EPA Nitrates Report | EU Animal Transport Debate | Young Farmers Failing Inspections
Beef Prices and Setbacks | Foot and Mouth Confirmed in Hungary | Growing Shamrock in Kerry
Farmers Protest GAEC 2 | TAMS Tranche for Storm Damage | Barley Growers Seek Support
Schemes Update | Bird Flu Latest | Irish Family Farming in Rural France
Cattle Prices Continue to Soar | CAP Simplification Measures | Fertiliser Prices
BISS 2025 Applications Open | €32.4m Tillage and Horticulture Payments | Housing Order for Poultry
Storm Éowyn Fallout Continues | Use of Livestock Ship in Doubt | Rural Road Speed Limits Drop
Storm Éowyn Aftermath | TB Eradication Spending Increases | New Minister's First Week
Storm Éowyn Hits Ireland | New Minister for Agriculture | Beef and Sheep Outlook for 2025
New Programme for Government | Foot and Mouth Fears | December Milk Prices
Farms Impacted by Severe Weather | Beef Prospects for 2025 | Irish Agri-food Exports hit €17bn in 2024
€500m Kerry Dairy Deal Approved | Sheep Farmer Appeals After Dog Attack | Christmas Shop Statistics
Nitrates Derogation Latest | Mercosur Fallout | Venue for Ploughing 2025
Election 2024 Fallout | Scheme Payments | Teagasc Outlook 2025
Election Countdown | €30,000 Record-breaking Heifer | Kerry Dairy Ireland Deal Views
Farming Priorities Ahead of Election | From Cold Snap to a Storm | Farmer Protests in France, Spain and the U.K
Proposed €500m sale of Kerry Dairy Ireland | Election Kicks into Gear | Irish Organic Beef Outlook
Arrabawn and Tipperary Co-op Merger Latest | Concerns Over TB Figures | October Milk Prices
Taoiseach Addresses IFA Conference | ACRES Review to Take Place | ICSA Rally Against Mercosur
Irish Cow Numbers Fall By Over 78,000 | Calls to Suspend Changes to Agricultural Relief | Farmers Oppose Splash Plate Ban
BISS and CRISS Payments Commence | Farmer Pension Reduced Following ACRES Payment | AXA National Dairy Show Results
Minister 'Open' to €40 Calf Payment | Live Exports Documentary Reaction | Net Margins for Calf to Beef Farms
How Budget 2025 Impacts Farmers | Latest TB Figures | Bluetongue Concerns
Slurry Deadline Approaches | Farmer Deals with Badly-parked Helicopter | EPA Report Targets Solid Fuel Use
A look back at #Ploughing2024
UL Out of Vet School Contention | Blackleg Update | Water Divining
What is the Future for EU agriculture? | Arrabawn and Tipperary Co-op Merger | Concerns Over TB Programme
Farm Orgs Meet Minister on Budget & RZLT | 'Shadow Wage' on Irish Dairy Farms | Farmers Concerned Over 'Walking Festivals'
Nitrates Derogation Plan | RZLT Deferred | China launches EU dairy subsidy probe
Generational Renewal Commission | Blackleg Warning | Agri-businesses Used in Scams
Beef Welfare Scheme Opens | Decline in Liquid Milk Suppliers | Farmers at 'Very High' Risk of Skin Cancer
Dairy and Cattle Farm Incomes to Rise | Baling Assistance Payment Launched | Ugandan Nuns Gifted Tractor
Straw Incorporation Measure u-turn | National Farm Survey | Nitrates programme legal challenge
Suspension of Straw Incorporated Measure Proposed | Dairy Production Costs up 56% | Vets Raise Concerns
Average Dairy Farmer Income | €20m Scheme for Suckler Farmers | Low Fodder Stock Advice
Farmers' Charter Agreed | GPS Thefts | ACRES Issues
Fodder Shortage Concerns | Silage costing €50/bale | BEEF2024 Open Day
Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan Steps Down | Nature Restoration Law Passed | Tirlán Voluntary Redundancies
Election Counts Continue | TAMS Payments Commence | Latest EPA Report
Kilkenny dairy business sold for €1.45m | Revenue’s new VAT guidance | Most popular sire breeds
€40m National Biomethane Strategy | AMS to be Used in ACRES Checks | Agriculture to 'Exceed' Emissions Ceiling
Farmers lose €1,000 Calf Payment | Poll on European Elections | Britain bans live exports | Environmental impact of small farms
Irish beef in South Korea | IFA relieves 8 Kerry officers from their positions | How to get ash dieback payment
Contractors under pressure as silage season begins | Committee clashes with Revenue over VAT refunds | In person training for SCEP
€79.5m ash dieback scheme | Derogation warning | Growing potatoes in the rain | What’s next for the Forgotten Farmers?
MEPs agree to CAP review | DAFM Farm inspections resume as weather improves | Humphreys announces €40 million to upgrade rural laneways
New €100 tillage aid payment will ‘cover all crops harvested in 2024’ | Dairy reduction scheme ‘off the table’ | HSA issues safety alert to owners of agricultural tipping trailers
Another 10 days rain before high pressure arrives | Details of fodder transport subsidy scheme | Anger at lack of support for tillage sector
Non-essential farm inspections paused | Weather potentially costing dairy farmers €30m every week | Calls for derogation to allow feed and fertiliser farm deliveries
Weather woes and fodder shortages | ACRES exemptions due to poor ground conditions | The cattle trough design that went viral on TikTok
Farmers running out of fodder | FCI contractor charge guide | Roundup of milk prices
Minister’s u-turn on liming programme extension | EU proposes CAP flexibility for farms under 10ha | Government's woolly St Patrick’s Day trips
All tranche 2 ACRES applicants to be accepted | €60m project for farmers to improve water quality | Priest urges farmer to keep surprise triplet calves
Issuing of ACRES interim payments has begun | Nature Restoration Law passed by MEPs | 58% support reducing the national herd
'The dairy cow can’t pay for everything’ | ICBF improving genotyping programme after farmer concerns | €74.3 million spent on TB programme in 2023
McConalogue announces ACRES interim payment rates | IFA campaign turns attention to county council meetings | Fitzmaurice joins Independent Ireland
Local authorities to increase farm inspections | EU reacts to farmer protests | Details of new suckler scheme
Thousands of farmers turn out in ‘show of solidarity’ | Cork marts to charge sellers €5/head for unsold calves | Appeal to ‘stop butchering’ hedgerows
Farmer battles TB outbreaks for over 20 years | DAFM pays out an additional €8.1m in scheme payments | The fall-out from Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn
Beef exports to China to resume | Farm viability the biggest obstacle to succession planning | Revenue invited before Oireachtas committee over VAT refunds
One third of farmers facing fodder shortage | Value of Irish food exports fall | Agri projects at the BT Young Scientist
Farm scheme payments to end 2023 | €6,500/ac fixed payment for road CPOs | Farmer to donate proceeds of Angus bullock sale to Dublin hospital
Farmer VAT refund concerns | New IFA President & Deputy President elected | ICBF rules out pausing changes to beef indices
ACRES CP payments delayed | EU proposal on calf transportation | Farm Assist Christmas bonus to be paid this week
Cattle and milk prices to increase in 2024 | Call for SCEP to be overhauled | Agri-food exports worth record €19bn in 2022
Farmers ‘living in fear’ of TB | Commissioner visits Ireland to discuss nitrates derogation | Average land price now over €11,700/ac
Ireland to get PGI status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ | ICBF delay index changes | JCB celebrates its 70th birthday
Irish beef exports to China suspended | Confusion over beef index changes | Ploughing location and dates revealed
Eco-scheme advance payments worth €184m | Shortage of suckler-bred cattle | €11/ac in tillage supports ‘warrants a slap’
Advance BISS and CRISS payments issued | ‘Signs of life’ on global dairy markets | Farmers hit by flooding allowed to spread soiled water
€179m in ANC payments to farmers | September milk prices revealed | Thousands flock to Meath pumpkin farm
What’s in Budget 2024 for farmers? | 12,000 cattle offered to Algerian buyers | Record financial report for Danny Healy-Rae company
Budget 2024 – what can farmers expect? | DAFM publishes ‘final’ derogation map | 40-year-old straws sire Tipperary calves
Dutch calls for end to calf imports | Warning of EU dairy market crisis | Alternatives to burning green waste on farm
The Highlights from Ploughing 2023 - Live from Ratheniska
Farmers protest over nitrates & payment | Beef Welfare Scheme deadline extended | Countdown to the Ploughing
3,000 farmers must adjust to new nitrates limit | ACRES farmers must complete training course | Electric Picnic organisers meet farmers over harvest concerns
Fertiliser database kicks in | IFA to meet EPA over red meat tweet | Farmers say new Electric Picnic dates will impact harvest
Extra TB compensation to be backdated | Satellite inspection notices for 2,500 farmers | Donegal man claims Young Farmer of the Year 2023
€16m Liming Programme | July milk prices | Why are blackberries making an early appearance?
DII & ICOS say no to dairy exit scheme | Farmers protest after River Shannon floods | New farm succession scheme announced
New suckler scheme | Extensions for ACRES scorecards & shallow cultivation | Should farmers only date farmers?
Dairy and tillage farm incomes to halve this year | Call to extend ACRES scorecard deadline | Over half of young farmers binge drink
Farmers dealing with relentless rain | 15% of farms have fodder deficit | Top-up payment demanded for milk suppliers | Ireland’s first snail processing plant
Dairy bull calf welfare under spotlight | MEPs vote in favour of Nature Restoration Law | Eamon Ryan says farming must change | Farming from a wheelchair
Battle to retain nitrates derogation | Cavan farmer survives fall into slurry pit | ACRES advisors under ‘significant mental stress’ | Crucial Nature Restoration Law vote next week
MEPs vote against Nature Restoration Law | Dairy exit scheme | Satellite inspections | Hail destroys crops in Wexford
Bonus Ep: Agri-Focus with Ciaran Fitzgerald on Politics & Irish Agriculture
Kerry Group milk suppliers take to the streets | National herd falls by over 550,000 | EU Environment ministers adopt Nature Restoration Law | Dairy exit scheme
New beef scheme approved | The reality behind milk prices | No significant improvement in water quality | Invasive moth warning
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
Taoiseach admits rewetting aspects ‘go too far’ | €43m genotyping programme | Green TD calls for live exports to end | Holidays to the bog?
Farmers won’t be forced to rewet land says Min. Ryan | The rise of agri-tourism | More tractor deaths | Below-cost selling ‘has to stop’
Silage season kicks off | Sinn Féin says CAP should support food production | First peak milk prices confirmed | Turf cutting on commonage under ACRES
Pressure for further food price cuts | Some farming policy choices were ‘not the right ones’ says Mairéad McGuinness | Tirlán turnover jumps 36% to €3bn | ‘We partied ’til the cows came home’
Supermarket price wars | Complaints about fertiliser industry | Liming programme applications far exceed budget | Creosote ban for fencing supplies now in place
New rural political party? | Macra’s protest walk | Irish beef imports return to China | Michael Creed won’t contest election
Milk prices continue to fall | Exporter loses Libyan contract due to visa delay | Farmers urged to ‘beef up’ security on yards | Movement on forgotten farmers scheme
Michael O’Leary’s warning on the eco lobby | GPS thefts | Firearms changes on the way? | Guide price of €10m for Dowth lands
500 nitrates inspections this year | ESB compensation rates for farmers | Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity & Mink eradication calls
Calf exports disruption | Warning about labelling on farm chemicals | Tougher penalties for uncontrolled dogs & Farmers still owed money after mart closure
Beef & suckler schemes open | Sheep Ireland factory levy to rise | Dog walkers allegedly assault farmer & Greenway plans cause concern for farmers
Why the fertiliser price disparities? | Unsustainable milk price cuts | New scheme announcements & Calf export sailings disrupted again
Increased SBLAS demand | New Irish fertiliser manufacturing facility | Creosote ban on fencing supplies | Calls for action on badger baiting
All valid’ ACRES applicants have been accepted | The end of ‘blue cards’? | More farm contractors exiting | Sextuplets in Cavan
TAMS 3 list unveiled | Fertiliser price differences between Ireland & Europe | Another new farming org on the way?
Outrage over climate report on Irish farming | Perfect storm for dairy farmers | IFA sheep protest in Roscommon | New Zealand, Kenya & Korea –ag mins heading across the globe
Milk price drop due? | No quotes for fertiliser prices | Land values up | But rural planning issues remain
Salmonella confirmed in 8 poultry flocks | Burning bushes | Women’s Dialogue | Remembering former IFA President, Padraig Walshe
IFA AGM key points | Forestry demos continue | TB Testing Requirements & Fonterra's New Calf Slaughter Policy
Chaos in the sheep sector | Anger at forestry deal | Tight fodder supplies | Remembering the ‘voice’ of the Ploughing
Beef reduction scheme ‘off the table’, Bord Bia’s record €16.7bn of exports, Coillte fall-out continues & dog control measures to be examined
Climate Action Plan 2023, Farming communities come out in force & Christmas miracle for ACRES?
Govt slammed for inaction over dog attacks on livestock, Teagasc 2023 outlook for Irish agriculture & calls to extend ACRES scheme
Highest-priced bull ever sold at auction in Ireland, cost of production predicted to reach €2,331/cow in 2023 and live animal crib opens at St. Stephen’s Green
Agri-food regulator to be established, livestock thefts in Kilkenny & west Cork, and €14,500 for weanling heifer at Winter Fair
Heated exchanges at IFA beef meeting, impasse in Food Vision Beef & Sheep Group and €20m Sheep Improvement Scheme opens for applications
Bird flu in turkey flock - but Christmas won't be affected, TAMS investment ceilings and the increase in abandoned pigs
COP27 – Irish farmers have their say, ACRES deadline extended and the EU fertiliser plan
The ‘forgotten farmers’, poultry lockdown ordered and tornado damage in Wexford
Slurry Agitation Points, Kerry IFA Row and 40 Masseys for Christmas for Dublin Airport
ACRES opens for business, bird flu cases on the rise and how forestry can bring in 50% more income
Land prices rise again, fertiliser costs up 127% and water supply issues in October?
Milk suppliers sent wrong statements, €130k average dairy farm incomes and IFA protests stood down
Budget 2023 and how it impacts your farm
Ploughing 2022: Farmers aren’t to blame for climate change, renewal of the Tillage Incentive Scheme and President Higgins on below-cost selling
Reduction in CAT Agri-Relief, grass seed theft and Ploughing 2022 preview
Dead calves, boiler bans & the fodder support scheme
Glanbia rebrand, CAP approval and more farm fatalities
Threatening gangs, CAP plans and IFA resignations
Bog slides, tillage derogation and an all-Irish food diet?
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