Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Beef Welfare Scheme opens for applications; Call for increase in July milk price; Continued decline in liquid milk suppliers; Farmers urged to review fodder; Concern over RZLT impact on farmland; Farmers at ‘very high risk’ of skin cancer; Ireland was fifth-highest EU exporter of ice cream in 2023; Don’t forget to rate, review and follow ...
Aug 08, 2024•29 min
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Dairy and cattle farm incomes set to rise; Baling Assistance Payment launched; Vet medicine discussions continue; 134 cases of land with noxious weeds; Concerns over hedgerows on rural roads; Ugandan nuns gifted tractor by Irish farmers Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture...
Aug 01, 2024•28 min
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Straw Incorporation Measure reinstated with €175/ha baling payment; Average farm income drops 57% to just under €20,000; Over €40m spent on TB programme; Nitrates legal challenge referred to European court; National Farm Safety Measure for PTO shaft covers. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review...
Jul 26, 2024•28 min
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: Minister meeting farm reps over proposed suspension of straw scheme; IFA meeting on Nature Restoration Law; Latest developments on ACRES interim overpayments; Dairy production costs up by 56% since 2015; Vets concerned over Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming ...
Jul 18, 2024•29 min
Francess McDonnell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Fodder stocks: what should farmers do next; Warning over dairy farmer’s income levels; The financial and mental impacts of low milk yields in 2024; €20m scheme for suckler farmers to open in early August; Crop challenges from potential straw shortages to glyphosate; New EPA figures show a 4.6% fall in GHG emissions from agriculture in 2023...
Jul 11, 2024•33 min
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Plan for strict restrictions on calf exports to Netherlands from 2026; Agreement reached on new Farmers’ Charter; ACRES issues - particularly potential clawbacks - and recent balancing payments; GPS thefts, arrest, and IFA calling for rural crime unit; Interview with Minister Hackett on Green Party leadership run; Hedge cutting ban and gard...
Jul 03, 2024•25 min
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Louise Hickey and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Concerns over fodder stocks; The cost of making bales of silage; The main talking points from BEEF2024 open day; DAFM chief inspector on fertiliser database and derogation; Almost three quarters of work-related deaths are in agriculture; Half of farmers do not know how to contact mental health clinics; Over 2,700kg of illeg...
Jun 27, 2024•25 min
Francess McDonnell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Tirlán seeking voluntary redundancies and updates on milk supply and prices; Eamon Ryan stepping down and the race for a new Green Party leader; Nature Restoration Law passes; €21.1m in ACRES balancing payments to begin this week; Teagasc issues ‘red alert’ potato blight warning; Agri-Food Regulator publishes three-year strategy Don’t forg...
Jun 21, 2024•31 min
Charles O’Donnell, Louise Hickey and Francess McDonnell n bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: EPA report and reactions; Election counts start to wrap up at local and European level; Liming programme extension; TAMS payments commence plus reactions and wrap up on approvals; Danish investment firm to set up AD plants in Ireland; 200 year old farm building gets new lease of life. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming...
Jun 13, 2024•17 min
Charles O’Donnell, Breifne O'Brien and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Revenue guidance on VAT refunds and reaction Most popular sire breeds in sucklers Kilkenny based dairy business with 470 cows sold for €1.45m Inter-county footballer and farmer Sheep Shearing Championships Mountbellew Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland....
Jun 06, 2024•18 min
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: €40m National Biomethane Strategy published; Protesters demand ‘justice’ for ash dieback farmers; DII presents 10-point plan to ‘secure’ nitrates derogation; Agriculture to ‘exceed’ emissions ceiling; AMS to be used to check extensive grazing measure in ACRES Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly revi...
May 30, 2024•34 min
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Agriland readers’ poll on who they’ll be voting for in the European elections; Farmers rearing calves to lose out on payment this year; Ban on live exports from Britain; Environmental impact of small farms; Scheme to reward farmers for exporting renewable energy to the grid; Kildare farmer scoops Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year award. Don...
May 23, 2024•23 min
Charles O'Donnell, Breifne O'Brien, Francess McDonnell and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Beef exports and cattle prices; IFA and the Kerry question; Calls for a new nitrates derogation taskforce; Long awaited tillage report published; How to qualify for the ash dieback payment; And Gardaí stop 14 year old tractor driver. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of I...
May 16, 2024•22 min
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O’Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Committee clashes with Revenue over VAT refunds; Over 83,000 BISS applications submitted as deadline nears; Minister confirms in-person training for SCEP; Processors urged to ‘maximise’ price paid for April milk; Castleisland Mart implements changes to streamline calf sales; Silage season 2024 kicks off. Don’t forget to rate...
May 09, 2024•25 min
Charles O’Donnell, Francess McDonnell and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: New €79.5m ash dieback scheme Tirlán on turnover and derogation Growing potatoes in the rain. Met Éireann blight season gets underway; RSA, Irish hauliers and Cherbourg What’s next for the Forgotten Farmers group?
May 02, 2024•17 min
Charles O'Donnell, Rubina Freiberg and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: MEPS vote for CAP simplification DAFM inspections resume Revenue to give clarity on VAT refunds Land values to rise by 6% in 2024 €40 million to upgrade rural laneways Ireland’s new national park to span 70,000ac Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie fo...
Apr 25, 2024•29 min
Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: €100/ha for tillage farmers who plant in 2024 Dairy exit scheme ‘off the table’ Weather impacts dairy market outlook Co-ops report sharp drop in profits ‘Agri-related’ water incident affects 500 people in Mayo Safety alert for agricultural tipping trailers Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture a...
Apr 19, 2024•32 min
Francess McDonnell, Aisling O’Brien and Colm Ryan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · Met Éireann says high pressure due to set in · Fodder Transport Support Measure unveiled · Anger at lack of support for tillage sector · Stretching out silage and turning out stock at Lough Funshinagh · National Sheep Welfare Scheme opens · New Taoiseach pledges to back farmers · ‘We’re in danger of losing part-time farmer’ Don’t forget to ra...
Apr 11, 2024•28 min
Charles O’Donnell, Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: • Non-essential farm inspections paused • Minister meets banks on short term finance for farmers • Milk processors urged to pay ‘hardship top-up’ on March milk • Concern over workload facing contractors • Calls for derogation to allow feed and fertiliser farm deliveries • New tractor museum opens in Clare Don’t forget to rate, review an...
Apr 04, 2024•26 min
Charles O’Donnell, Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · Weather woes and fodder shortages on farms · ACRES exemptions due to poor ground conditions · Why did non-ACRES farmers receive €5,000 payment? · EU driving licence proposals could have implications for tractors · Nature Restoration Law faces uncertain future · The cattle trough design that went viral on TikTok Don’t forget to rate, r...
Mar 28, 2024•20 min
Charles O’Donnell, Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: - FCI contractor charge guide published - Increase in prices for farm plastic recycling - Imminent increase in green diesel price - Farmers running out of fodder and spring grazing is 'unworkable' - Roundup of milk prices - Resignation of Leo Varadkar Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish...
Mar 22, 2024•30 min
Charles O’Donnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: - National Liming Programme extended - Farmers granted exemption to three-crop rule - EU proposes CAP flexibility for farms under 10ha - More changes for SCEP farmers - Punch aims for Europe as IFA council protests continue - Ministers wear and gift Irish wool on St Patrick’s Day trips Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s we...
Mar 14, 2024•22 min
Charles O’Donnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · 9,000 farmers to be accepted into ACRES tranche 2 · New €60 million water quality programme aims to get 15,000 farmers on board · Farm orgs welcome interim judgement on nitrates case · Priest urges farmer to keep surprise triplet calves Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agril...
Mar 08, 2024•20 min
Louise Hickey, Breifne O’Brien, Colm Ryan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · ACRES interim payments begin issuing · MEPs pass Nature Restoration Law · Teagasc to develop 100ac organic beef research farm · 58% support reducing the national herd · Farmers’ heartbreak over flooding at Lough Funshinagh · Who needs a ring on a leap day when you have rings of sheep? Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Fa...
Feb 29, 2024•25 min
Charles O’Donnell, Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · Genotyping programme changes after passport delays · Reactors, restrictions and costs all rise for TB programme · 665 herds identified for illegal burning · ‘The dairy cow can’t pay for everything’ · TD hits out at septic tank grant rollout Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agricult...
Feb 22, 2024•22 min
Charles O’Donnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: · McConalogue announces ACRES interim payment rates · IFA campaign focuses on county council meetings · Fitzmaurice joins new rural party · Aggravated burglary at home of elderly farmer · Lakeland raises milk price again for January Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie...
Feb 15, 2024•25 min
Charles O’Donnell, Breifne O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: • Local authorities to increase farm inspections • Details of new suckler scheme • Tirlán’s €6 million payout to 4,700 farmer shareholders • EU reacts to farmer protests • 10 deer management units to be set up • Farmers join ‘single and mingle’ events Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Iri...
Feb 08, 2024•22 min
Louise Hickey, Charles O’Donnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: · Thousands of farmers support ‘show of solidarity’ · Protesters from agri-sector confront minister at ICSA AGM · Cork marts to charge sellers €5/head for unsold calves · Ship carrying thousands of livestock directed to return to Australia · Appeal to ‘stop butchering’ hedgerows Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly r...
Feb 02, 2024•20 min
Louise Hickey, Colm Ryan and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: · The fall-out from Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn on rural communities · DAFM pays out an additional €8.1m in scheme payments · Farmer battles TB outbreaks for over 20 years · Agricultural tyres to be included in environmental scheme · How sheep farmers can improve flock performance Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review o...
Jan 25, 2024•19 min
Louise Hickey, Francess McDonnell, Rubina Freiberg and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: · Beef exports to China to resume following discussions with Premier · Cap on crude protein in animal feed recommended by water quality group · Judge rules that father wanted to leave only son 320ac in his Irish will · Ifac Report: Number of farmers unsure about future rises further · Farm viability the biggest obstacle to succession pla...
Jan 18, 2024•21 min
