The Farming Week Podcast: Increased SBLAS demand, record calf slaughter, new Irish fertiliser manufacturing facility and creosote ban on fencing supplies

Megan O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture on The Farming Week podcast, which this week include:

• Bord Bia looking to hire new auditors to meet new SBLAS demand;
• Record level of calf slaughter;
• Work underway on new Irish fertiliser manufacturing facility;
• Committee to discuss impact of creosote ban on fencing supplies;
• Climate targets without suckler herd reduction ‘almost impossible’;
• Keenan owner confirms redundancies in pipeline;
• Calls for action on badger baiting.

You can also vote on our poll this week: ‘Should the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine be doing more to tackle the issue of calf slaughtering?’ on Spotify.

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