The Farming Week Podcast: IFA AGM, forestry protest, TB testing requirements & Fonterra’s new calf slaughter policy

Catch up on the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture with Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien, including:

• Key points from the IFA AGM including discussions on the dairy reduction scheme, genotyping, and the crisis in the sheep sector;
• Tension and opposition to Coillte forestry deal continues to increase;
• Details of the new TB testing requirements coming into force next month;
• Dawn Meat’s move to buy Kildare Chilling generates significant interest;
• Global dairy co-op Fonterra says that from June, male or non-dairy calves cannot be slaughtered without a humane reason, they must be used for either a meat or pet-food chain purpose.

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