Agriland Podcasts - The Farming Week: DII & ICOS say no to dairy exit scheme | Farmers protest after River Shannon floods | New farm succession scheme announced

The Farming Week: DII & ICOS say no to dairy exit scheme | Farmers protest after River Shannon floods | New farm succession scheme announced

08/10/23 • 19 min

Stella Meehan & Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include:
- Dairy Industry Ireland and Irish Co-operative Organisation Society come out against dairy exit scheme
- Minister launches new farm succession scheme with grants up to €1,500
- Up to 200 farmers protest in Offaly after River Shannon floods
- ‘I’ve never seen a wet July like this before’, warning that this month will 'be the making or the breaking of farms'
- ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ PGI proposal moves to next stagea
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The Farming Week: New suckler scheme | Extensions for ACRES scorecards & shallow cultivation | Should farmers only date farmers?

Stella Meehan & Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include:

Minister announces €50/calf scheme for suckler farmers

Commission approves €308m Irish afforestation scheme

Fertiliser database change needed so it’s ‘fit for purpose’ – IFA

Extensions for ACRES scorecards and shallow cultivation

‘Farmers should date other farmers’ says Katch CEO

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