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EU aid for German farmers affected by foot-and-mouth restrictions

Farmers in Germany experienced income losses due to undelivered milk and reduced commercial value of pigs due to foot-and-mouth disease movement bans.

NEWS 25 May 2025

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EU-UK alignment agreement will bolster Irish dairy trade - DII

EU-UK alignment agreement will bolster Irish dairy trade - DII

NEWS 22 May 2025

Nitrogen statements will not be revised

Nitrogen statements will not be revised

NEWS 21 May 2025

Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

NEWS 21 May 2025

Almost 124,000 BISS applications submitted by May deadline

Almost 124,000 BISS applications submitted by May deadline

Almost 124,000 BISS applications submitted by May deadline

SCHEMES 21 May 2025

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Department confirms what’s included in 2024 N and P statements

Department confirms what’s included in 2024 N and P statements

Figures listed in a farmer’s agfood.ie account do not reflect changes introduced under the interim review of the Nitrates Action Programme.

SCHEMES 20 May 2025

Department to scrap pre-movement TB testing proposal for suckler cows

Department to scrap pre-movement TB testing proposal for suckler cows

Current trends suggest that TB reactor numbers could top 63,000 this year.

NEWS 20 May 2025

Over 2,700 investigations carried out by IFI on farm settings in 2024

Over 2,700 investigations carried out by IFI on farm settings in 2024

IFI released the figures as it appeals to farmers and contractors to help protect Ireland’s rivers and lakes from agricultural pollution during the silage cutting season.

NEWS 20 May 2025

Beef and dairy prices in shops have ‘levelled out’

Beef and dairy prices in shops have ‘levelled out’

That’s according to Damian O’Reilly, lecturer in retail management at TUD who also said that the tight margins for retailers mean they are not the ones making money from the higher shop prices.

NEWS 20 May 2025

April milk price held at Carbery

April milk price held at Carbery

In terms of other co-ops, Dairygold, Tirlán and Lakeland Dairies have also held their milk price for the month of April, while the price has fallen at Kerry Dairy Ireland.

NEWS 20 May 2025

Cheddar down more than 9% at Global Dairy Trade

Cheddar down more than 9% at Global Dairy Trade

The average price paid for dairy products at this week’s auction was €4,075/t.

NEWS 20 May 2025

Cattle and sheep numbers fall, CSO data shows

Cattle and sheep numbers fall, CSO data shows

The latest Crops and Livestock Survey found that the total population of cattle that month 7,183,100.

NEWS 20 May 2025

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