• MEPs in the European Commission's agriculture committee want to abolish the entitlement system for your farm payments, according to a draft position seen exclusively by the Irish Farmers Journal.
  • A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a wild bird in Co Antrim.
  • Gardaí have stopped several drivers with unsecured bales this week.
  • Instances of Schmallenberg have increased across the island of Ireland.
  • We reveal the number of new Rural Social Scheme places in your county.
  • Photo of the day

    Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk here is our photo of the day:

    Shetland sheep shifting

    Shifting sheep in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. \ James Nicholson