The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Middle East conflict impacting fuel and fertiliser prices;
• North Cork Creameries latest;
• Kerry Dairy Ireland contracts;
• An Taisce case against sixth NAP;
• TAMS applications issues;
• New changes to Forestry Programme;
• Minister talks Bord Bia and TB at ICSA AGM;
• Big numbers and prices for calves at recent mart sales.

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The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Bluetongue movement restrictions ease;
• Jobs at risk at North Cork Creameries;
• Impact of US-Iran conflict;
• IFA protest ends and Bord Bia review to start;
• Mercosur deal provisionally applied;
• TAMS ranking and selection;
• Pneumonia on farms;
• International Year of the Woman Farmer ambassador.

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

• IFA heading for minister's Newbridge office amid Bord Bia dispute;
• EU audits Brazilian beef regulations;
• 5,000kg of beef with banned hormone consumed in Netherlands;
• 2026 Tillage Support Scheme launched;
• Additional bluetongue cases confirmed;
• Met Éireann to start using 'localised' weather warnings.

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

• Hundreds of farmers voice anger over Bord Bia controversy at Mayo meeting
• Investigations ongoing into further cases of bluetongue
• Cross-border TB pilot launched at Donegal farm
• EU nitrogen fertiliser imports plummet
• Teagasc says not all vacant posts will be filled due to pay ceiling
• Funding for new flour mills
• Do you leave the keys in your farm vehicles?

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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:

• Larry Murrin controversy continues;
• Heydon calls meeting of key stakeholders;
• Food labelling in the spotlight;
• EU auditors spark concerns for farm payments;
• DAFM seeking skilled operatives for badger programme;
• Key deadline for hedge cutting and burning;
• Farmers buy local pub.

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

• Larry Murrin's committee appearance;
• Bluetongue latest;
• Contractors' 2026 prices;
• Key EU commissioners in Ireland on CAP;
• Home heating oil thefts.

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

• Bluetongue confirmed in Ireland;
• IFA begin rolling protest outside Bord Bia;
• Bord Bia chair to appear before Oireachtas committee;
• Irish EU Commissioner 'regrets' move to refer Mercosur to court;
• DII disappointed by no new dairy access in India trade deal;
• Splash-plate slurry spreading allowed on land with steep hills;
• Where are the agri ministers heading for St. Patrick’s Day?

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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:

• Bord Bia chair gets board support
• MEPs refer Mercosur deal to Europe’s top court;
• Over 400t of Mercosur beef imported to Ireland in 2025;
• No recovery in factory cattle supply expected this year;
• 338 jobs at risk as ABP to cease retail packing at Dungannon site;
• TB Action Plan changes set to kick in this April;
• Farmers could face ‘more regulations’ under proposed Eco Scheme changes;
• Gurteen College’s new tractor fleet.

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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:

• EU set to sign Mercosur deal;
• Over 20,000 farmers attend anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone;
• Beef factory fined 18 times for carcass trim breaches in 2025;
• Kepak reviews 'beef deboning and cutting operations' at Clonee site;
• Chinese market to reopen to Irish beef exports;
• Call for voluntary milk reduction scheme as prices drop;
• Prices of pints and postage to increase;
• What is Ireland’s favourite make of tractor?

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

• Mercosur deal reaching culmination;
• Possible boost farm payments in new CAP;
• Irish agri-food export hit record levels;
• 4,000 male cattle wanted for new live export contract;
• Agriculture remains most dangerous sector to work in.

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