It was a good week for...
Dairy markets, as over 1,700t of SMP was sold out of intervention and dairy prices increased by 0.9% at Tuesday's Global Dairy Trade auction.Dairy farmers, with the majority of processors holding their prices for January manufacturing supplies of milk.Farmers, as the European Commission announced its first step in helping them deal with Brexit would be an increase in the state aid limit.Farmers with livestock in Donegal, as one vet clinic is charging a €500 call-out fee to tend to animals.Beef farmers, as it was revealed that under a no-deal Brexit, Irish beef could be competing with Brazilian beef on UK shop shelves.Calf exports, as two boats which can bring calves to France will not run on alternate days and this looks set to cause a bottleneck at Cherbourg, due to lairage issues.Sheep farmers, as while sheep EID tagging will be compulsory for farmers from 1 June, it is possible not all marts and factories will have systems in place to utilise the technology.Farmers in the North, as proposals for stricter rules on slurry spreading and chemical fertiliser applications were published by DAERA.