Govt Fuel Cost Support | Beef Production to Drop | High Calf Prices

About this episode

This episode covers key stories in Irish agriculture, including fuel cost support, beef production declines, and high calf prices.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Calls for measures on farmer fuel costs as govt plans response; Fertiliser price shock 'may not be as acute as spring of 2022'; Increase in fertiliser sales linked to higher river nitrogen levels; Ireland set for sharp drop in beef production; Warning that current high calf prices 'not adding up'; Committee calls for new funding for nature restoration; Galway man wins national novice auctioneer competition. 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
• beef production
• calf prices
• fertiliser sales
• nature restoration

Keywords

• Irish agriculture
• fuel costs
• beef production
• calf prices
• fertiliser sales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Galway

Places: Ireland

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