IFA head for Newbridge | EU audits Brazilian beef | 'local' weather warnings

IFA head for Newbridge | EU audits Brazilian beef | 'local' weather warnings

From The Farming Week by Agriland

February 26, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode covers major stories in Irish agriculture, including the IFA's actions, EU audits on Brazilian beef, and new weather warning systems.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: IFA heading for minister's Newbridge office amid Bord Bia dispute; EU audits Brazilian beef regulations; 5,000kg of beef with banned hormone consumed in Netherlands; 2026 Tillage Support Scheme launched; Additional bluetongue cases confirmed; Met Éireann to start using 'localised' weather warnings. 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

Hosts: Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Stella Meehan

Topics covered

  • Irish agriculture
  • Bord Bia dispute
  • EU audits
  • Brazilian beef regulations
  • Tillage Support Scheme
  • weather warnings

Keywords

  • IFA
  • Newbridge
  • Bord Bia
  • EU audits
  • Brazilian beef
  • Tillage Support Scheme
  • bluetongue
  • Met Éireann
  • weather warnings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IFA, Bord Bia, EU, Netherlands, Met Éireann

Places: Newbridge

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