The Farming Week: Fuel scheme payments, SIM update and hay auction

The Farming Week: Fuel scheme payments, SIM update and hay auction

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

  • Total final payments under fuel support scheme to be €27 million;
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  • All applicants for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) 2026 accepted;
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  • Number of liquid milk producers continues to decline;
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  • Farming accounts for almost 40% of all workplace fatalities over the past decade;
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  • Wexford hay auction sees 900 bales sell for average of €22/bale.

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