• European Commissioner Phil Hogan is preparing to tackle supermarkets' excessive power over farmers.
  • Payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme are set to be earlier and bigger than expected.
  • Cheaper UK imports are putting Irish potato growers under pressure on #NationalPotatoDay.
  • One51 has received a fresh takeover offer from Capvest which could yield millions for Irish co-ops.

    • Photo of the day

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

    Pupils from Philipstown National School were at John Carroll's potato farm in Paughanstown, Co Louth to celebrate Bord Bia's National Potato Day. \ Colm Mahady/Fennells