• The funeral of a Kilkenny man, injured while working with livestock, took place today.
  • The government is proposing a ban on slurry splash plates under a new air pollution strategy.
  • A new Teagasc report has found that there are vast differences in the competitiveness of Irish beef and dairy systems compared to their EU and international counterparts.
  • Two cows were killed as a result of lead poisoning in Tipperary.
  • And in this week’s podcast, we hear from farmers at the IFA’s Brexit event, an eyewitness to the latest wildfire in Co Cork and New Zealand’s agriculture minister.

    • Photo of the day

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

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    Jeremey Furlong, Annacarty, Co. Tipperary is pictured inseminating cows for local dairy farmer Ger Ryan from Cappawhite. The breeding season is getting into full swing now for Jeremey who is an AI technician with Munster Cattle Breeding Group. Donal O’ Leary