About this episode

This episode discusses rising fuel costs in agriculture, EU regulations, and new welfare schemes for sheep.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Government urged to take action on rising agri fuel costs; EU commissioner pours cold water on CBAM suspension for fertiliser; Teagasc hikes advisory and education fees; Michael O'Leary says farmers should not be worried about Mercosur trade deal; Farmer anger over Bord Bia chair laid bare in emails; Farmers urged to prepare for new bovine TB measures; Sheep Welfare Scheme now open; Thieves make a break with 12t of KitKat chocolate bars. 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

• fuel costs
• agriculture
• EU regulations
• trade deals
• animal welfare
• theft

Keywords

• agriculture
• fuel costs
• EU commissioner
• bovine TB
• Sheep Welfare Scheme
• trade deal
• Teagasc
• Bord Bia
• theft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teagasc, Bord Bia, EU

Products: KitKat chocolate bars

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