Good week for…

  • Sheep farmers, as the national flock continues to grow. As the Irish Farmers Journal exclusively revealed this week there are now 3.92m sheep in the country.
  • Those behind the Combines 4 Charity great grass event. A crowd of over 3,500 turned up to to see a fleet of harvesters gather 100 acres of grass in seven minutes.
  • Cattle farmers with export-ready cattle. A boat will dock in Ireland next week to take almost 2,000 cattle to Libya.
  • Stan McCarthy, as the outgoing Kerry Group boss joins the board of Ryanair as and from the end of May.
  • Farmers supplying Lakeland, as the Co Cavan-based co-op has dropped the milk collection charge. This will deliver as much as €1,110 to the average Lakeland supplier.

    • Bad week for…