In the news today

  • The long-awaited changes to the Geen Cert have officially been revealed.
  • Prices dropped at Tuesday’s Global Dairy Trade auction, with butter and cheddar prices both falling.
  • The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, show Tesco is back to being Ireland’s biggest supermarket for first time since 2015.
  • ABP has announced an investment of £17m for the redevelopment of its Perth processing plant in Scotland.
  • James Strain asks whether the pressure felt by modern farmers has taken the excitement out of silage-making.

    • Photo of the day

    A toy tractor run at Leebeen Park, Aughnacliffe, Co Longford, in aid of the ladies' football team. The picture shows participants taking part in the tractor run. \ Brian Farrell