Irish Farmers Journal breakfast bulletin: three-crop rule and vegans
In the news today, Tuesday 24 April: calf exports surge, France could ban certain words being used on plant-based food packaging, sheepmeat to China and the three-crop rule.
Rain in the south of the country on Tuesday is forecast to gradually spread northwards, with the rain breaking up into showers in the afternoon and eventually clearing by evening.
Moderate southwesterly winds for the morning and afternoon will freshen during the evening.
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There will be highs of 11°C to 13°C.
In the news
Where alternative crop options are not available to allow farmers to be compliant with the crop diversification rules (three-crop rule), growers can make crop choices that best suit their current situation, the Department confirms.
James Speers has been re-elected as the president of the Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) for a second term.
The Department of Agriculture hopes to be in a position to renew negotiations on sheepmeat access to the Chinese market, now that access for beef has been achieved.
The strong trade so far this year leaves calf exports in a strong position to easily break last year’s volume of 102,628.
French MPs are seeking to introduce measures which would make it illegal for plant-based substitutes from using words such as steak, bacon or sausage to describe their products.
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Weather forecast
Rain in the south of the country on Tuesday is forecast to gradually spread northwards, with the rain breaking up into showers in the afternoon and eventually clearing by evening.
Moderate southwesterly winds for the morning and afternoon will freshen during the evening.
There will be highs of 11°C to 13°C.
In the news
Where alternative crop options are not available to allow farmers to be compliant with the crop diversification rules (three-crop rule), growers can make crop choices that best suit their current situation, the Department confirms.
James Speers has been re-elected as the president of the Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) for a second term.
The Department of Agriculture hopes to be in a position to renew negotiations on sheepmeat access to the Chinese market, now that access for beef has been achieved.
The strong trade so far this year leaves calf exports in a strong position to easily break last year’s volume of 102,628.
French MPs are seeking to introduce measures which would make it illegal for plant-based substitutes from using words such as steak, bacon or sausage to describe their products.
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