It was a good week for…

  • Dairy farmers, as Irish dairy cows are on track to produce over 1bn litres of milk in May.

  • Cattle farmers, as beef prices rise by at least 5c/kg.

  • Farmers in rural Ireland, as the Government approved the €3bn National Broadband Plan.
  • Some tillage farmers, as a glitch in the BPS mapping system which had farmers seeing double has been resolved for new applications.

    • It was a bad week for…

  • Key figures in the farming industry from Meat Industry Ireland, Bord Bia, Teagasc and Minister Creed, as they came in for severe criticism at the Irish Farmers Journal Beef Summit on Thursday.
  • Suckler farmers, as UCD professor says a plan is needed to save the €3bn industry that supports 52,000 jobs.

  • Limousin breeders in both the UK and Ireland, as a change to the pedigree of one bull could cost breeders millions.
  • ABP Waterford, as 20 workers may be put on short-term layoffs as a result of market conditions and uncertainty.

  • Three farmers, as the Department of Agriculture issued them with financial penalties for their misuse of pesticides.