Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Irish beef exports to China suspended
• Campaign to increase dairy exports by €15 million in Malaysia and the Philippines
• Confusion over beef index changes
• €325/ha for Shannon Callows farmers
• Contractors struggle with costs
• Ploughing location and dates revealed
• Triplet calves in Mayo

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In this week’s episode ahead of the National Dairy Conference 2023 on November 29, head of dairy knowledge transfer with Teagasc, Dr. Joe Patton joins Agriland editor Stella Meehan to discuss the looming Nitrates Derogation regulations which come into effect on January 1, 2024 and what dairy farmers should be doing now.

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Louise Hickey and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Eco-scheme advance payments worth €184m commence
• Liming, soil sampling and farm safety scheme deadlines extended
• Farmyard manure allowed to be kept on farm over closed period
• TD tells minister €11/ac in tillage supports ‘warrants a slap’
• Shortage of suckler-bred cattle
• The cost of finishing winter cattle

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Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:
 
• Advance BISS and CRISS payments worth €452m issued
• Over 9,300 farmers sent satellite inspection notifications
• TB-restricted herds to be allowed hold online on-farm auctions
• ‘Signs of life’ on global dairy markets
• Calf export lorry with ‘on-board milk feeders’ trialled
• Farmers hit by flooding allowed to spread soiled water

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Stella Meehan, Aisling O’Brien and Breifne O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:
 
• €179m in ANC payments have been issued to farmers
• September milk prices revealed
• Over 1,400 suckler farmers set to be removed from SCEP
• Newford Farm set to relocate to new Co. Roscommon site
• IFA hustings
• Thousands flock to Meath pumpkin farm

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Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

-       What’s in Budget 2024 for farmers?

-       Mixed reactions to Budget 2024 from farm organisations

-       OECD calls for better targeting of EU farmer payments

-       Farmers offer 12,000 cattle for potential deal with Algerian buyers

-       ‘Record’ financial report for company owned by Danny Healy-Rae

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In this episode Ciaran Fitzgerald, who is a food economist with over 30 years’ experience in the agri food sector and a regular columnist at Agriland, joins Stella Meehan to take a look at everything effecting agriculture and rural life that was announced today in Budget 2024.

Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers, rural communities and the agri-sector.

You can read more from Ciaran on Agriland at:
https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/author/ciaranfitzgerald/

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In this episode, Irish Holstein Friesian Association CEO Laurence Feeney, joins Agriland Deputy News Editor Francess McDonnell to discuss the upcoming National Dairy Show in association with AXA, and a challenging year for dairy farmers in Ireland.

Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers, rural communities and the agri-sector.

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Francess McDonnell & Michelle Martin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:
  

-       DAFM publishes ‘final’ derogation map 

-       Budget 2024 – what can farmers expect?

-       Extensions to the slurry spreading deadline announced

-       SCEP: Deadline extended for SBLAS certification

-       40-year-old straws sire Tipperary calves

 Rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie for more. 

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Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers, rural communities and the agri-sector.

*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance