Badger scheme, Brazil faces EU export ban and beef price pressure

About this episode

This episode covers key stories in Irish agriculture, including a new badger biosecurity scheme and potential export bans affecting Brazil.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: €6m scheme for on-farm badger biosecurity opens; Around 3,600 applications for Fuel Support Scheme; Brazilian exports to the EU could be banned from September; Beef farmers urged to 'box clever' amid factory price cuts'; Can venison solve Ireland’s deer issue? Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

People in this episode

Host: Agriland

Topics covered

• badger biosecurity
• Brazil EU export ban
• beef price pressure
• Fuel Support Scheme
• Irish agriculture
• venison
• deer issue

Keywords

• badger scheme
• Brazil
• EU export ban
• beef price
• Fuel Support Scheme
• venison
• Irish agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EU

Products: venison, beef

Places: Ireland, Brazil

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