• Enda Kenny is making way for a new Taoiseach – what is his farming legacy?
  • Dairygold and Carbery are the latest dairy processors to hold April milk prices.
  • The Irish Farmers Journal/KPMG annual AgriBusiness report was launched in Dublin today, with Greencore chief executive Patrick Coveney warning that the UK food industry cannot operate without migrant labour.
  • Grass varieties and drilling methods were the focus of today’s Irish Grassland Association reseeding farm walk in Co Tipperary.
  • Following the recent spate of fires, the Department has warned that farmers must amend BPS applications where illegally burnt land has been included.
  • Full figures for 2016 show that the number of tractors in use in Ireland continued to fall last year.

    • Photo of the day

    Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk, here is our photo of the day:

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    Bord Bia’s chief executive Tara McCarthy speaks at the launch of the Irish Farmers Journal/KPMG annual AgriBusiness report in Dublin. \ Ramona Farrelly