Dairy
Mediation talks between Europe's largest dairy group Lactalis and French milk producers over milk price ended in deadlock last night.
Some 400 French dairy farmers have blockaded the roads around Lactalis, the French milk processor, this week in protest against low prices.
Beef
While Bluetongue outbreaks have slowed in France, they are still continuing with the latest case in the south of the country.
Irish beef, in the form of frozen minced meat, has been recalled in France after it was found that the meat was contaminated with E-Coli.
Tillage
Harvest 2016 is in full swing across Europe and the footage below shows four Claas combines working in tandem in France to cut this year's crops.
France could be in for its worst harvest in 30 years, according to latest crop updates.
Sheep
The year is proving to be a difficult one for the French sheep meat industry, according to a report from the AHDB Beef and Lamb.
Bluetongue outbreaks appear to have slowed down in France, with no recent updates of outbreaks of the disease from the French authorities.
The European Commission has decided to allow France to introduce a two-year trial period for the mandatory labelling of origin for milk and meat ingredients in foods.
Both cattle and sheep in the UK are facing an increased risk of a Bluetongue outbreak as temperatures continue to rise, according to DEFRA.
Agri Politics
Glyphosate will be banned in France - whether or not the EU decides this week to renew the authorisation of the chemical, the French Minister for Health, Marisol Touraine has said.
There has been no increase in the spread of Bluetongue to Frane's northern coast ,according to the latest information from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Ireland's largest sheepmeat market - France has posted a reduction in imports during the first three months of the year.
France's BSE risk status has been officially downgraded following the confirmation of a BSE case in March of this year.
European sheepmeat production is expected to increase by 3% this year due to a rise in the breeding flock, figures from the AHDB show.
The weaker Sterling could impact on the price Irish lamb makes on its main markets, according to the AHDB.
The NFU is urging farmers to talk to their vets as there is currently no vaccine available against Bluetongue for UK farmers.
An investigation has been launched in France after an undercover video showed animal abuse at an abattoir in the south of the country.
A headline in last week's French paper, Le Figaro, roughly translated to 'Irish beef seduces the best French tables'.
The French Ministry for Agriculture has confirmed that a five-year-old Salers cow has died of BSE in the country.
A suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been identified in France, the French Ministry for Agriculture has confirmed.
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France, six months on from when the first outbreak was reported, the OIE has confirmed.
Agri-Business
The Little Milk Company and Cashel Farmhouse Cheese came away with top honours at France's premier cheese and dairy products event in Paris recently.
