It was a good week for

  • Grain prices, with demand for native grain driving price offers that are significantly higher than last year's base price levels.
  • Dairy farmers, with most processors increasing milk prices for July supplies.
  • The chief executive of FBD, Fiona Muldoon, after an investigation into internal allegations made against her were not upheld.
  • Farmers hoping to get fertiliser out later this year, as the deadline for slurry and fertiliser spreading was extended.

    • It was a bad week for

  • Live exports, with the collapse of the Turkish lirathreatening the busy autumn weanling sales.
  • Pig farming, three protests have been held in the last week by the IFA pig committee, which says it islosing €6,000/week.
  • A farmer in west Yorkshire, who's Fendt tractor ended up on a train track.
  • Sheep farmers, with the highest kill on record causing frustration due to delays.