The Farming Week: Fuel prices, beef finishers and live export concerns
The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Farm orgs slam government fuel cost measures100ac of silage set to cost €2,855 extra as diesel soars;Irish farmers face fertiliser shortages over Middle East conflict;‘Relentless’ price cuts hit beef finishers;EU and Australia sign free trade agreement;Aurivo and Dale Farm announce ‘strategic partnership’;Proposed animal transport rules to ‘effectively end’ live exports;Bluetongue vaccine to be included in welfare schemes;DAFM issues lead poisoning warning.
26 Mar 2026