The Farming Week

The Farming Week: Beef prices and export setback, foot-and-mouth in Hungary and growing shamrock

The Farming Week: Beef prices and export setback, foot-and-mouth in Hungary and growing shamrock

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

  • Beef prices, a setback to calf exports and Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary on being a "fulltime farmer";
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  • Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Hungary;
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  • EU Commission to audit Ireland's bovine TB eradication programme;
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  • Tirlán announce €5 million TB support programme;
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  • New producer standard agreement several months away;
  • Dual carriageway project could involve removal of 17 farm buildings;
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  • Growing shamrock in Kerry.

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