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Stella Meehan and Kathleen O Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Nitrates derogation and its link to the Habitats Directive
• Beef trade latest;
• Tillage harvest underway in Kilkenny;
• Sheep shearing mammoth 50- hour stint for charity;
• John Deere and the ‘right to repair’ controversy

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Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O Sullivan and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• EPA report on nitrates;
• Stena Line to withdraw Cherbourg sailing;
• Moorepark Open Day 2025;
• Bird flu in coastal wild birds;
• Delayed ACRES payments;
• Farm Safety Action Plan;
• Hedgerow rules "confusion".

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

• Average family farm income up by 87% in 2024;
• No decision yet on next CAP budget;
• IFA wants CAP scheme for active farmers;
• Macra calls for inclusion of installation aid in new CAP;
• Over 1,600 farmers still awaiting 2024 ACRES advance payments;
• Cabinet approval to address increasing bovine TB levels;
• Agri-food sector voices concerns on proposed employment permit salary hikes;
• Responsibility for dog control transferred to DAFM.

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

• TB programme expected to cost €130m this year;
• Processors announce May milk prices;
• Poultry broiler sector removed from VAT flat rate;
• All Straw Incorporation Measure applicants accepted;
• Concerns over Boortmalt malting barley contracts;
• RSA ‘considering’ driving test for working vehicles;

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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:

• Agri-food trade mission to Japan and Korea
• Minister's delayed ACRES payment timeline;
• Applications open for phase 3 of genotyping programme;
• 10-week old heifer makes €13,000;
• Farm walks on beef production and sustainability;
• 10 cattle killed by lightning.

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

• Agriculture and Climate Change Conference;
• 20 EU agri ministers defend two-pillar CAP;
• Latest on beef prices;
• Report outlines climate change risk to agriculture;
• Fines for not disclosing vet medicine withdrawal;
• Common cranes return to Offaly bog.

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

• The future for CAP;
• Court blocks Trump tariffs;
• Call for tractors to be banned from motorways;
• EPA notes 'some progress' made on agricultural emissions;
• GAEC 2 appeals system due shortly;
• TD seeks to ban fox hunting.

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Charles O'Donnel and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Michael Gaine murder case update
• CAP protests in Dublin
• TB latest
• Agri-Food Regulator’s conference
• ACRES payments update
• Milk prices for April & GDT
• Shannon Airport grazing cattle

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Charles O'Donnell, Maitiú Monaghan, Francess McDonnell, Hugh Harney, and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• CAP simplification and reaction;
• CAP budget concerns in IFA meeting;
• Fallout from TB summit;
• Silage season underway;
• Dairy replacement concerns;
• Farm scheme closing dates;
• Ewes pay for Spain holiday.

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

• DAFM presents proposals to TB Summit;
• Commissioner to keep direct payments for farmers;
• Minister outlines collection of used agricultural tyres from farms;
• Forgotten farmers survey launched;
• ‘Up-regulation’ for antiparasitic products deferred to September;
• ‘Escaping cow’ mural draws the crowds.

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