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 payments Retailers drop own-label milk prices 2025 cattle supply 120,000 head below last year TB programme spend hit €79.4m by end of Q3 Nitrate levels decrease in 39% of river sites but 'too high' in 44% - EPA Rockwell Farm hits the market with €21m guide price Fota Wildlife Park closed until further notice as bi...
Oct 16, 2025•24 min
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....
Oct 09, 2025•24 min
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 A...
Oct 03, 2025•17 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: 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 wee...
Sep 25, 2025•30 min
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.
Sep 19, 2025•23 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: New TB action plan unveiled Funding for new TB measures yet to be decided Dairy sector faces 200,000-cow cut if derogation lost TAMS reference costs revised FBD Young Farmer of the Year Countdown to Ploughing Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more...
Sep 11, 2025•29 min
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, ...
Sep 04, 2025•28 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: 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 Offaly Don’t forget to rate, rev...
Aug 28, 2025•27 min
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...
Aug 21, 2025•22 min
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 farming Don’t forget to rate, review and...
Aug 14, 2025•25 min
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 revi...
Aug 08, 2025•17 min
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 criteria Planning shake-up - what it could mean for rural Ireland? New electricity legislation - what landowners need to know; Bald ...
Jul 31, 2025•18 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: 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 figures DAERA 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 weekl...
Jul 24, 2025•33 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: 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....
Jul 18, 2025•27 min
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 Directive Beef trade latest; Tillage harvest underway in Kilkenny; Sheep shearing mammoth 50- hour stint for charity; John Deere and the ‘right to repair’ controversy Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more....
Jul 10, 2025•21 min
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 Agril...
Jul 03, 2025•26 min
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...
Jun 26, 2025•34 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: 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...
Jun 19, 2025•29 min
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 Korea Minister'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 o...
Jun 12, 2025•31 min
Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Breifne O'Brien and Maitiú Monaghan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Agriculture and Climate Change Conference; 20 EU agri ministers defend two-pillar CAP; Latest on beef prices; Report outlines climate change risk to agriculture; Fines for not disclosing vet medicine withdrawal; Common cranes return to Offaly bog. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s wee...
Jun 05, 2025•19 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: The future for CAP; Court blocks Trump tariffs; Call for tractors to be banned from motorways; EPA notes 'some progress' made on agricultural emissions; GAEC 2 appeals system due shortly; TD seeks to ban fox hunting. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more....
May 29, 2025•33 min
Charles O'Donnel and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Michael Gaine murder case update CAP protests in Dublin TB latest Agri-Food Regulator’s conference ACRES payments update Milk prices for April & GDT Shannon Airport grazing cattle Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more....
May 22, 2025•24 min
Charles O'Donnell, Maitiú Monaghan, Francess McDonnell, Hugh Harney, and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: CAP simplification and reaction; CAP budget concerns in IFA meeting; Fallout from TB summit; Silage season underway; Dairy replacement concerns; Farm scheme closing dates; Ewes pay for Spain holiday. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, a...
May 15, 2025•23 min
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Maitiú Monaghan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: DAFM presents proposals to TB Summit; Commissioner to keep direct payments for farmers; Minister outlines collection of used agricultural tyres from farms; Forgotten farmers survey launched; ‘Up-regulation’ for antiparasitic products deferred to September; ‘Escaping cow’ mural draws the crowds. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The ...
May 08, 2025•23 min
Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Breifne O'Brien and Maitiú Monaghan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Emergency TB meeting; Compliance for farm plastic collections; Mart licence suspended for two weeks; Family of Michael Gaine make appeal for information; Latest from the EPA on ammonia emissions; From turnover to milk volumes what the financials tell us. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agrilan...
May 01, 2025•16 min
Francess McDonnell, Breifne O'Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: 30c/kg taken off peak beef price offers; Details on new suckler scheme confirmed; Potential GAEC 2 payment as part of CAP simplification; Carbery operating profit up 20%; 26,000ha of wind damaged forests Tidy Towns groups will no longer have to pay insurance costs. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s week...
Apr 24, 2025•27 min
Francess McDonnell, Breifne O'Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Healy-Rae: ACRES scoring may need overhaul; Final details revealed on new €3,375 suckler scheme; National cattle herd falls by 400,000 head in 24 months; Mart throughput reaches 574,505 cattle in Q1 2025; Demand grows for Kerrygold in US; What will the Climate Action Plan mean for farmers?; Sightings recorded as the birds are back in tow...
Apr 17, 2025•27 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: Trump pauses higher tariff rates; Lakeland reports €21m net profit before tax after 2023 loss; Dairygold turnover hits €1.4 billion in 2024; Strong increase in milk volumes as grass growth surges; Nitrates derogation stocking rate limits map; Biosecurity concerns on imported used forestry machinery; Firefighters battle wildfires across the island. Don’t f...
Apr 10, 2025•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: Trump puts 20% tariff on EU exports; Slurry storage exemption expected from September; Increased financial support for BVD testing and other scheme updates; Cliffs of Moher ‘CPO’ recommendation; Rewetting project on Clare farm. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie fo...
Apr 03, 2025•29 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: DAFM TB proposals; Gardaí appeal for information on missing Kerry farmer; Job losses at Dairygold; The latest update on schemes; Restaurants consider removing beef from menus; Growing concern over EU-US trade tensions and tariffs. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie...
Mar 27, 2025•29 min
