Good week for:

  • Farmers looking for finance, as Credit Union delivers €10m in farm loans.
  • Fire and rescue crews, as they have successfully battled over 400 wildfires in the dry period.
  • The farmers who are blessed to have straw to sell, as prices are off to a strong start.
  • Malting barley growers, asa better dealis agreed with IFA.

    • Bad week for:

  • Anyone who spent time rain-dancing, as no significant rainfall in sight.
  • Farms near a drinking water supply,as environmental officers enforce buffer zones, limiting the use of the land.
  • Dairy farmers, aselectricity increasesto cost nearly €400/year.
  • Farm incomes, as the cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy may see a reduction inaverage farm incomeof €3,000.