The Farming Week: Milk price cut, sheep thefts and calving gate concerns

The Farming Week: Milk price cut, sheep thefts and calving gate concerns

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

  • Milk price cuts continue;
  • New bonus for young sheep farmers;
  • National Beef Conference and latest beef prices;
  • Organic Farming Scheme opens for applications;
  • Kerry farm family tormented by sheep thefts;
  • Mercosur deal edges closer despite continued concerns;
  • Agri-Food Regulator issues "call to action" on transparency;
  • Concern over calving gate mechanism issues

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