The Farming Week Podcast: Kerry Group milk supplier protest, national herd falls by over 550,000 and dairy exit scheme

June 23, 2023 9:35 am

Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week include:

  • Kerry Group milk suppliers take to the streets;
  • Environment ministers adopt Nature Restoration Law;
  • Potential to create 230 new places for veterinary medicine annually;
  • Dairy exit scheme is ‘the beginning of the end for family farms’;
  • National herd falls by over 550,000 head in 20 years

Plus, this week’s question is asking:
Do you find it difficult to get a vet in your area?

To vote, just go to Spotify and search for The Farming Week.

Last week we asked, ‘Should nitrates derogation be catchment based?

The results were: Yes 67% No 33%.

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