Irish butter, as US Department of Agriculture figures show that Irish butter exports to the US accounted for 77% of all butter imports in July.
A number of Irish research projects, including a project which aims to develop tools and resources to improve the environmental footprint of livestock, as €5.4m in funding was allocated to them.
Cattle farmers in Northern Ireland, as it was revealed the number of calves born in 2018 and testing positive for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is down 27% when compared with the previous year.
Brendan Gleeson at the Department of Agriculture, who was appointed to the role of secretary general at the Department.
It was a bad week for…
Sheep farmers, as sheep tagging changes continue to cause confusion with farmers questioning how the level of compensation received will be calculated.
Cattle farmers, as the latest European Commission report said there will be downward pressure on beef prices due to higher beef imports into the EU.
Young farmers in Northern Ireland, as the Young Farmers’ Payment (YFP) rate has continued to decline as more new entrants join the scheme.
Farmers looking to buy feed, as in certain parts of the country they will face a feed price rise this week as co-ops and feed processors confirmed that prices are going up by between €10/t and €20/t.