*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• EU set to sign Mercosur deal;
• Over 20,000 farmers attend anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone;
• Beef factory fined 18 times for carcass trim breaches in 2025;
• Kepak reviews 'beef deboning and cutting operations' at Clonee site;
• Chinese market to reopen to Irish beef exports;
• Call for voluntary milk reduction scheme as prices drop;
• Prices of pints and postage to increase;
• What is Ireland’s favourite make of tractor?

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*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Mercosur deal reaching culmination;
• Possible boost farm payments in new CAP;
• Irish agri-food export hit record levels;
• 4,000 male cattle wanted for new live export contract;
• Agriculture remains most dangerous sector to work in.

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Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Mercosur votes and protests;
• Bluetongue vaccines and cases;
• New planning exemptions for farmers;
• Work permit quotas;
• Milk cheque reductions;
• BVD Action Plan 2026;
• Boost for Agri-Food Regulator

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Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Cathal O'Shea and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Nitrates derogation confirmed;
• New Nitrates Action Programme finalised and what it means for slurry storage;
• Farm scheme payments round up;
• Latest on Mercosur;
• No cattle at Winter Fair due to bluetongue;
• Record sales for Irish whiskey.

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Charles O'Donnell and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Bluetongue outbreak in Northern Ireland;
• Bird flu in Cavan;
• Developments on the nitrates derogation;
• Payments get underway for several schemes;
• Outlook for 2026 farm incomes;
• Department confirms several ACRES changes.

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Francess McDonnell and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Commission backs nitrates derogation;
• What’s the latest on scheme payments;
• New antiparasitic rules to come into force;
• Bird flu cull numbers;
• The hottest heifer in the country.

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Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Milk price cuts continue;
• New bonus for young sheep farmers;
• National Beef Conference and latest beef prices;
• Organic Farming Scheme opens for applications;
• Kerry farm family tormented by sheep thefts;
• Mercosur deal edges closer despite continued concerns;
• Agri-Food Regulator issues "call to action" on transparency;
• Concern over calving gate mechanism issues

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*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• ACRES and Sheep Welfare Scheme payments;
• 'Very challenging’ 12 months ahead for dairy;
• Heydon 'monitoring' TB valuations;
• ICSA protest at Dáil over Mercosur;
• Third bird flu farm outbreak;
• Deal reached on CAP simplification;
• Protest over CPOs at Leinster House.

Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.