Fuel Scheme Revealed | Farm Plastics Shake Up | Land Prices

About this episode

This episode covers major developments in Irish agriculture, including a new fuel support scheme and updates on land prices and farm plastics recycling.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Details of €100 million Fuel Support Scheme revealed; ICOS warns of 'enormous financial challenge' to secure fertiliser for 2027; Call for flat-rate addition to align with livestock VAT rate; Farm plastics recycling shake up to give farmers more choice; Bluetongue cases now confirmed in 7 counties; What is the latest outlook for land prices and rents? Glanbia, Carbery and Kerry Group announce financial results; Aurivo and Tirlán present awards for milk quality; BISS applications surpass 78,000 as deadline approaches. 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 Support Scheme
• Farm Plastics Recycling
• Land Prices
• Agricultural Challenges
• Financial Results

Keywords

• Fuel Support Scheme
• farm plastics
• land prices
• Irish agriculture
• financial results

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICOS, Glanbia, Carbery, Kerry Group, Aurivo, Tirlán

Places: Ireland

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