It was a good week for…

  • Cattle exporters the Purcell Brothers, as they signed a contract to export bulls to Libya.

  • Farmers in the weanling and store trade, as Irish Farmers Journal analysis shows that the prices paid in the first half of this year were lower than any of the last five years.
  • Students applying to an agricultural third level course as CAO points drop for the majority of colleges.

  • Headford Mart, as planners gave the green light for a new sales ring and sheds to be built.

    • It was a bad week for…

  • Beef farmers, as crisis talks on the industry failed to result in a beef price rise.
  • Farmers in the border region, as checks and tariffs will become mandatory in the case of a no-deal Brexit.

  • Farmers awaiting TAMS approval, as they now face a six-month delay.

  • The export of Irish sheepmeat, as British meat traders are flooding the EU market.

  • Boortmalt growers, as low protein levels in malting barley is leading to problems.

  • Tillage farmers as reports of the potentially devastating blackgrass grass have increased significantly this year.

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