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Glanbia and Lakeland Dairies both set their milk prices for November on Wednesday.Irish farmers pay double the interest rate of their European counterparts.The supports available to farmers in 2018 for the eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) will remain the same as they were in 2017.The Department of Agriculture’s spend was running €128.5m behind target for the first 11 months of the year. Target more inspections at waste tyres and food waste, the EPA has said in a review.Photo of the day
Cows eating silage bales, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. \ Donal O’ Leary.