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The Farming Week is Irelands most listened to farming, rural affairs and agriculture focused podcast brought to you by the team in Agriland. Keep up to date with the latest farming news and views from Ireland with their team of experts.
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Charles O'Donnell, Louise Hickey and Colm Ryan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: No plans to extend slurry spreading season;Bord Bia's new producer standard;Last calls on government ahead of Budget 2025;EPA report targets solid fuel use;Bill introduced in Dáil on An Taisce;Farmer teaches helicopter owners a lesson;Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
The Agriland team came together for a special live edition of The Farming Week podcast to wrap up #Ploughing2024
Charles O'Donnell, Louise Hickey and Colm Ryan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: UL pulls out of vet school contention;ACRES latest;Blackleg update;Taoiseach/Tánaiste meets with farm orgs;Hen harrier plan;FTMTA tractor registration figures;And finally...water divining.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Aisling O’Brien, Francess McDonnell and Charles O'Donnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: What is the future for EU agriculture?;Arrabawn and Tipperary Co-op discuss possible merger;Dairygold undertakes supplier census;Minister defends EU stance in ‘subsidy’ row on China visit;Concerns over TB eradication programme;Countdown to National Ploughing Championships;A very special tractor.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Slatted tanks eligibility for nutrient storage scheme;Farm orgs meet ministers on budget and RZLT;'Shadow wage' on Irish dairy farms;Straw imports from UK;Farmers concerned over walking festivals;CAO offers and fall in points for some agri science course.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Nitrates derogation plan;70% grant for imported slurry storage;LESS scheme reopens;RZLT to be deferred;China launches EU dairy subsidy probe investigation;2024 Baileys Irish champion dairy cow;Double success for Ireland at World Ploughing Contest .Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien, Louise Hickey, Breifne O'Brien and Colm Ryan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Commission on Generational Renewal;Monthly fee set for farmers viewing some marts online;Blackleg warning, link to on-farm earthworks, latest on ragwort poisoning;FCI/Agriland fodder survey;Details of agri-businesses used in scams;Agri-Ultra Cyclists.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Beef Welfare Scheme opens for applications;Call for increase in July milk price;Continued decline in liquid milk suppliers;Farmers urged to review fodder;Concern over RZLT impact on farmland;Farmers at ‘very high risk’ of skin cancer;Ireland was fifth-highest EU exporter of ice cream in 2023;Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Dairy and cattle farm incomes set to rise;  Baling Assistance Payment launched;Vet medicine discussions continue;134 cases of land with noxious weeds;Concerns over hedgerows on rural roads;Ugandan nuns gifted tractor by Irish farmersDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Straw Incorporation Measure reinstated with €175/ha baling payment; Average farm income drops 57% to just under €20,000; Over €40m spent on TB programme; Nitrates legal challenge referred to European court; National Farm Safety Measure for PTO shaft covers. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Minister meeting farm reps over proposed suspension of straw scheme;IFA meeting on Nature Restoration Law;Latest developments on ACRES interim overpayments;Dairy production costs up by 56% since 2015;Vets concerned over Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Francess McDonnell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Fodder stocks: what should farmers do next;Warning over dairy farmer’s income levels;The financial and mental impacts of low milk yields in 2024;€20m scheme for suckler farmers to open in early August;Crop challenges from potential straw shortages to glyphosate; New EPA figures show a 4.6% fall in GHG emissions from agriculture in 2023.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Plan for strict restrictions on calf exports to Netherlands from 2026;Agreement reached on new Farmers’ Charter;ACRES issues - particularly potential clawbacks - and recent balancing payments;GPS thefts, arrest, and IFA calling for rural crime unit;Interview with Minister Hackett on Green Party leadership run;Hedge cutting ban and gardens;Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Louise Hickey and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Concerns over fodder stocks;The cost of making bales of silage;The main talking points from BEEF2024 open day;DAFM chief inspector on fertiliser database and derogation;Almost three quarters of work-related deaths are in agriculture;Half of farmers do not know how to contact mental health clinics;Over 2,700kg of illegally imported meat seized at airports in 2023.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Francess McDonnell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Tirlán seeking voluntary redundancies and updates on milk supply and prices;Eamon Ryan stepping down and the race for a new Green Party leader;Nature Restoration Law passes;€21.1m in ACRES balancing payments to begin this week;Teagasc issues ‘red alert’ potato blight warning;Agri-Food Regulator publishes three-year strategyDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O’Donnell, Louise Hickey and Francess McDonnell n bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:EPA report and reactions;Election counts start to wrap up at local and European level;Liming programme extension;TAMS payments commence plus reactions and wrap up on approvals;Danish investment firm to set up AD plants in Ireland;200 year old farm building gets new lease of life.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O’Donnell, Breifne O'Brien and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Revenue guidance on VAT refunds and reactionMost popular sire breeds in sucklersKilkenny based dairy business with 470 cows sold for €1.45mInter-county footballer and farmerSheep Shearing Championships MountbellewDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
 Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:€40m National Biomethane Strategy published;Protesters demand ‘justice’ for ash dieback farmers;DII presents 10-point plan to ‘secure’ nitrates derogation;Agriculture to ‘exceed’ emissions ceiling;AMS to be used to check extensive grazing measure in ACRESDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Agriland readers’ poll on who they’ll be voting for in the European elections;Farmers rearing calves to lose out on payment this year;Ban on live exports from Britain;Environmental impact of small farms;Scheme to reward farmers for exporting renewable energy to the grid;Kildare farmer scoops Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year award.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O'Donnell, Breifne O'Brien, Francess McDonnell and Rubina Freiberg  bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Beef exports and cattle prices;IFA and the Kerry question;Calls for a new nitrates derogation taskforce;Long awaited tillage report published;How to qualify for the ash dieback payment;And Gardaí stop 14 year old tractor driver.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
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