• Minister for Transport Shane Ross said there are “no opt-outs” for the introduction of NCT tests for tractors next year.
  • The world’s largest meat processor JBS has shut down 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants due to export embargoes following the Brazilian meat scandal.
  • The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that GLAS payments were issued to 365 farmers on Friday.
  • The Irish Holstein Friesian Association’s premier sale in Nenagh on Thursday had the continued trend seen earlier in the week at Hereford and Angus sales of selective buying by dairy farmers.
  • Australian milk collections continue to fall, while New Zealand dairy exports decrease in terms of volume, but increase in terms of value.

    • Photo of the day courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal photo desk

    Beef specialist at the Irish Farmers Journal, Ciarán Lenehan snapped this newborn calf on Padraig O’Connor’s farm.