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

SIM concerns and straw bale prices
Farm orgs concerned over animal destruction videos;
Nitrates Directive review published;
Beef prices remaining positive this week;
Cork cow becomes Ireland's highest classified.

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