It was a good week for

  • Livestock farmers, as the Government's chief climate change adviser said taxing or culling livestock to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is

    not the way forward.

  • Young beef, sheep and soon-to-be poultry farmer, Daniel Hawthorne, as he took the FBD Young Farmer of the Year title to Monaghan.
  • Lakeland and Glanbia milk suppliers, as they announced they would be holding their milk prices for August.
  • Several locally led agri-environmental schemes, as they begin to kick-off around the country and funding is drawn down.

    It was a bad week for

  • Cattle exports to Northern Ireland, as Irish Farmers Journal analysis shows that the number of cattle going north has reached a new low.
  • Grain farmers in the northwest, as they feel the grain price offered by Inisleigh Co-op is below what they should be offered.
  • Cattle farmers, as factories have inflicted another 5c/kg cut to beef prices, with steers quoted at a base of €3.75/kg.
  • Donald Trump, as European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan called him out, saying he is a cattle dealer, not a farmer.