Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien  bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• ACRES and Sheep Welfare Scheme payments;
• 'Very challenging’ 12 months ahead for dairy;
• Heydon 'monitoring' TB valuations;
• ICSA protest at Dáil over Mercosur;
• Third bird flu farm outbreak;
• Deal reached on CAP simplification;
• Protest over CPOs at Leinster House.

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