It was a good week for…

  • Beef farmers, as Minister Creed announces he intends to pay out the Brexit beef fund in the autumn.
  • Cattle exporters, as more ferry options become available and more frequent sailings are scheduled.
  • Jerseys, as new Teagasc research finds they are ‘not as bad for finishing’ as previously thought.
  • TAMS farmers, as almost 850 new slurry tankers have been bought through the scheme.
  • The National Parks and Wildlife Service and Coillte, as they launched a pilot drone scheme to prevent farm investments ‘going up in smoke’.
  • It was a bad week for…

  • Sheep farmers, as the ICSA protested this week and delegations from the IFA met with factories on the latest price cuts.
  • Irish agribusinesses, as more than one third of leaders feel they are uncompetitive in international markets.
  • Dairy farmers, as €11m has been wiped from their milk cheques.
  • Monaghan farmers, as almost 40 cattle have been stolen in the county to date this year.
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    Good week/bad week: winners and losers in Irish farming

    Good week/bad week: winners and losers in Irish farming