It's been a good week for...

  • Exporters, as Irish food and drink exports reached a record €13bn in 2019.
  • Farmers, who have been paid up to €1,000/ac in solar farm fees.
  • Rural business owners, as they will be able to apply for funding of up to €25,000 to support an agri food tourism project.
  • Droimeann cattle owners, as the breed has been officially approved as a native rare Irish breed.

    • It's been a bad week for...

  • Beef plan, as a power struggle and questions about the accounts has divided key members.
  • Australian farmers, as bushfires wipe out over 6,000 livestock.
  • Beef farmers, as they are losing €150/head on beef prices.
  • Poultry farmers, as DAERA is investigating the suspected presence of a notifiable avian disease in a poultry flock in Co Fermanagh.

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