It's been a good week for...

  • Janusz Wojciehowski, who is now in line to take over as European Commissioner for Agriculture following a second round of questioning from MEPs.
  • Farmers in the Mulkear vicinity, as up to €10,500 on average over five years is on offer for farmers who take part in the newly launched Mulkear European Innovation Partnership.
  • Aleph Farms, a food company that grows “cultivated beef steaks” which has successfully produced meat on the International Space Station.
  • Kepak Group, which has been approved to supply, market and distribute Irish beef burgers into the US market.

    • It's been a bad week for…

  • Cattle farmers, as herds with a recent history of TB could be required to carry out pre-movement TB tests up to 60 days before a planned movement.
  • Farmers looking to get slurry out, as the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy has said he does “not have any plans to make changes to the slurry spreading deadline” of 15 October.
  • Potato growers, as ground conditions are proving to be an issue for this year’s main potato harvest.

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