Louise Hickey and Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: · Agriland Fodder Survey: One third of farmers facing a shortage · Lakeland increases milk price for December supplies · ‘Big pressure’ on contractors as slurry season approaches · Value of Irish food exports down 4% in 2023 · Agri projects on display at BT Young Scientist Exhibition Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Ir...
Jan 12, 2024•14 min
Louise Hickey, Breifne O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Range of farm scheme payments to end 2023 • Fallen animal collection service resumes after talks • €6,500/ac fixed payment for road CPOs • Lebanon market secured for 1,000 Irish dairy heifers • Non-European bark beetle found for first time in Ireland • Farmer to donate proceeds of Angus bullock sale to Dublin hospital From all at The Farming Week and Agri...
Dec 20, 2023•27 min
Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Why unregistered farmers are not receiving VAT refunds • Fallen animal collection dispute rumbles on • November milk prices • New IFA President and Deputy President elected • ICBF rule out pausing changes to beef indices • Agri-Food Regulator launched Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie for more....
Dec 14, 2023•29 min
Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • ACRES CP payments delayed until February • EU proposal on calf transportation • Teagasc’s, Dr. Laurence Shalloo on calf exports • Zoe Kavanagh to step down as NDC CEO • November milk prices • Farm Assist Christmas bonus to be paid this week • Live animal crib launched by Dublin’s Lord Mayor Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agricu...
Dec 07, 2023•21 min
Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Cattle and milk prices to increase in 2024 while inputs fall • Farmers voice anger over ICBF index changes • Call for SCEP to be overhauled • EU officially registers Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI • Agri-food exports worth record €19bn in 2022 • Short window for dairy farmers to change banding rate • DAFM offers flexibility on native whitethorn under ACRES Rate, review and foll...
Nov 30, 2023•21 min
Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Commissioner visits Ireland to discuss nitrates derogation • Average land price now over €11,700/ac • Farmers protest at National Beef Conference in Ballinasloe • Farmers ‘living in fear’ of TB • Final exemption for burning green waste ends next week • Quad regulations now in force • Grants for vacant farmhouses Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly ...
Nov 24, 2023•28 min
Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Slats give way in livestock shed on Offaly farm • Ireland to get PGI status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ • ICBF delay index changes • 3 progeny of atypical BSE case cow to be culled • Concerns that travel rules could impact Irish calf exports • JCB celebrates its 70th birthday • Second Mayo farmer surprised by triplet calves Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Ag...
Nov 15, 2023•22 min
Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Irish beef exports to China suspended • Campaign to increase dairy exports by €15 million in Malaysia and the Philippines • Confusion over beef index changes • €325/ha for Shannon Callows farmers • Contractors struggle with costs • Ploughing location and dates revealed • Triplet calves in Mayo Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agr...
Nov 09, 2023•26 min
Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Eco-scheme advance payments worth €184m commence • Liming, soil sampling and farm safety scheme deadlines extended • Farmyard manure allowed to be kept on farm over closed period • TD tells minister €11/ac in tillage supports ‘warrants a slap’ • Shortage of suckler-bred cattle • The cost of finishing winter cattle Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekl...
Nov 03, 2023•24 min
Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • Advance BISS and CRISS payments worth €452m issued • Over 9,300 farmers sent satellite inspection notifications • TB-restricted herds to be allowed hold online on-farm auctions • ‘Signs of life’ on global dairy markets • Calf export lorry with ‘on-board milk feeders’ trialled • Farmers hit by flooding allowed to spread soiled water Rate, review and follow The Farming...
Oct 26, 2023•24 min
Stella Meehan, Aisling O’Brien and Breifne O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: • €179m in ANC payments have been issued to farmers • September milk prices revealed • Over 1,400 suckler farmers set to be removed from SCEP • Newford Farm set to relocate to new Co. Roscommon site • IFA hustings • Thousands flock to Meath pumpkin farm Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agrilan...
Oct 20, 2023•24 min
Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: - What’s in Budget 2024 for farmers? - Mixed reactions to Budget 2024 from farm organisations - OECD calls for better targeting of EU farmer payments - Farmers offer 12,000 cattle for potential deal with Algerian buyers - ‘Record’ financial report for company owned by Danny Healy-Rae Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and...
Oct 13, 2023•29 min
Francess McDonnell & Michelle Martin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: - DAFM publishes ‘final’ derogation map - Budget 2024 – what can farmers expect? - Extensions to the slurry spreading deadline announced - SCEP: Deadline extended for SBLAS certification - 40-year-old straws sire Tipperary calves Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie for more....
Oct 06, 2023•13 min
Francess McDonnell & Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: · Buyers seeking Irish cattle for export to Algeria as Dutch parliament calls for end to calf imports · Lobby group warns EU dairy market is in crisis · Kerry Group suppliers move to form producer group · Tributes to cattle dealer who died after incident at Loughrea Mart · Calls for supports for tillage farmers unable to harvest crops · Alternatives to burning green ...
Sep 28, 2023•30 min
This week on a special live edition of The Farming Week podcast from the Ploughing Championships, Stella Meehan is joined by Aisling O’Brien, Breifne O’Brien and Brian McDonnell to recap the highlights of #Ploughing2023. Up for discussion included debates around the nitrates derogation, the IFA election, pressures on the dairy sector, and of course the effect of the weather on this year’s Ploughing! Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit...
Sep 22, 2023•25 min
Francess McDonnell & Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Farmers protest over nitrates and payment delays - All eligible TAMS applications to be approved - Beef Welfare Scheme deadline extended - ACRES tranche 2 to open in mid-October - IFA elections take shape - Countdown to the Ploughing Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie for more....
Sep 14, 2023•27 min
Francess McDonnell & Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - EU cuts Ireland’s nitrates derogation - 3,000 farmers must adjust to new nitrates limit - Farmers protest over delayed payments - Government U-turn on part of concrete levy - ACRES farmers must complete training course - Electric Picnic organisers meet farmers over harvest concerns Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agricultu...
Sep 07, 2023•25 min
Eva Osborne-Sherlock & Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Minister to make case for nitrates derogation next week - Fertiliser database kicks in - Burning and hedge cutting window opens - Farmers say new Electric Picnic dates will impact harvest - IFA to meet EPA over red meat tweet - The pothole to beat all others Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland....
Aug 31, 2023•26 min
Eva Osborne-Sherlock & Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - DAFM to backdate extra TB compensation due to farmers - Almost 2,500 farmers sent satellite inspection notices - Global milk markets give little hope to dairy farmers - EU approves €45m sustainable forest management scheme - Donegal sheep farmer wins FBD Young Farmer of the Year - Armagh takes Baileys Cow title for 2023 with Meath-bred cow Rate, review and follow ...
Aug 24, 2023•20 min
Eva Osborne-Sherlock & Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Budget for 2023 Liming Programme doubled to €16m - July milk prices - Lakeland Dairies reduces price, Kerry Group announces base price of 34c/L with 3c/L payment - Change at the helm in Glanbia - Investigation into suspected ‘criminal damage’ in Tipperary after bales set on fire - Why are blackberries appearing early this year? Rate, review and follow The Farming ...
Aug 17, 2023•23 min
Stella Meehan & Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Dairy Industry Ireland and Irish Co-operative Organisation Society come out against dairy exit scheme - Minister launches new farm succession scheme with grants up to €1,500 - Up to 200 farmers protest in Offaly after River Shannon floods - ‘I’ve never seen a wet July like this before’, warning that this month will 'be the making or the breaking of farms' - ‘Irish Gra...
Aug 10, 2023•19 min
Stella Meehan & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Minister announces €50/calf scheme for suckler farmers - Commission approves €308m Irish afforestation scheme - Fertiliser database change needed so it’s ‘fit for purpose’ – IFA - Extensions for ACRES scorecards and shallow cultivation - ‘Farmers should date other farmers’ says Katch CEO Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agricult...
Aug 03, 2023•31 min
Stella Meehan & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - Dairy & tillage farm incomes could drop by over 50% this year - Call for DAFM to extend ACRES scorecard deadline - Warning that farmers won’t produce lamb anymore - ‘Blanket’ planning objections to slurry tanks - Over half of young farmers binge drink Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie for mor...
Jul 28, 2023•31 min
Stella Meehan & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include: - ‘Wettest July on record’ causing ‘havoc’ on tillage farms - 15% of farms need to make up fodder deficit – Teagasc survey - Top-up payment demanded for milk suppliers - Farm Safety Week: Martin Heydon warns summer is ‘most dangerous’ time on farms - Cavan farmer building Ireland’s first snail processing plant Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly rev...
Jul 20, 2023•33 min
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 - Kerry Group milk suppliers back on picket line - Beef Focus: 34 years farming from a wheelchair in Sligo Rate, review and follow The Far...
Jul 13, 2023•32 min
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 ‘significant mental stress’ - Crucial Nature Restoration Law vote next week - On the Record – Anna May McHugh, queen of Irish...
Jul 06, 2023•27 min
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 for national elections Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish a...
Jun 30, 2023•27 min
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 subject that is unavoidable in Ireland – politics and agriculture. --- Send in a voice message: https://p...
Jun 26, 2023•21 min
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 family farms’ - National herd falls by over 550,000 head in 20 years Rate, review and follow The Farming W...
Jun 22, 2023•28 min
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 postponed - Average dairy farmer income over €150,000 in 2022 - Department advises ‘extreme caution’ aroun...
Jun 15, 2023•24 min
