This Week's Top Stories | October 29th

Some of the biggest headlines this week included advance BISS and CRISS payments worth €452m, and news that over 9,300 farmers sent satellite inspection notifications.

Flooding damage also made the headlines, with farm organisations calling for support to farmers impacted.

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Monday

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TD Michael Fitzmaurice accused the President of ‘hypocrisy’, due to his comments about helping those impacted by severe flooding. Read more

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ICSA is calling on meat factories and Bord Bia to explain how a €1/kg price differential between British and Irish prime cattle can be justified. Read more

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The movement of organic manures from farms to newly leased land or tillage land currently does not require regulation, according to the minister. Read more

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Tuesday

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A total of €452 million?was issued as part of BISS and CRISS. Read more

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Farmers with flooded storage facilities have been advised that they can spread soiled water following Storm Babet but there can ‘be no further spreading of slurry’. Read more

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Over 9,300 farmers have received notifications as a result of satellite farm inspections this year. Read more

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Wednesday

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Latest figures from the?ICBF show that the number of suckler-bred calf births in Ireland has fallen by over 51,500 head to date, this year. Read more

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There is an “appetite” among some dairy farmers for new fixed milk price schemes, according to the IFA. Read more

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Participants in a number of farm schemes from this date had one week left to submit data in order to ensure they receive payments. Read more

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Thursday

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EPA waster water report represents ‘jaw dropping hypocrisy’. Read more

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DAFM has reminded farmers that the date by which movements of manure off their farms this year must be declared is December 31. Read more

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Minister of State with responsibility for Farm Safety Martin Heydon announced a two-week extension to the deadline for submitting applications for payment under the National Farm Safety Measure. Read more

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Friday

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The second phase of the land use review, which will be used to determine the emissions reduction target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is underway now. Read more

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The two candidates who are in the running to be the next president of the IFA tell us why they want the job. Read more

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced a one-week extension to the closing date for receipt of claims under the National Liming Programme. Read more