*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance.

Aisling O'Brien & Breifne O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include:

- New Beef Welfare Scheme to open in July

- The reality behind milk price and cost of production

- No significant improvement in water quality - nitrogen levels too high in 40% of Irish rivers

- Nature Restoration Law vote - Environment committee voting on rewetting postponed

- Average dairy farmer income over €150,000 in 2022

- Department advises ‘extreme caution’ around invasive moth

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