• Ornua’s purchase price index of dairy commodities is at its highest since 2014.
  • Talks are under way between the Department of Agriculture and the IFA on the proposed tillage crisis fund.
  • There was a positive market feeling at today’s Beef Forum. However, ICOS said factories were using the Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system to penalise farmers and should no longer have access to its data.
  • The IFA has called for more funding for ANC, suckler cows and sheep as well as a new low-cost loan scheme in its pre-budget submission.
  • Around €10,000 worth of tools were stolen from a Leitrim tool hire business.

    • Photo of the day

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

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    Tom Slattery has winter barley cut and straw baled on the reservoir hill, Kilroe, Ballylooby, Co Tipperary. \ Caitriona Morrissey