Bord Bia is introducing key Middle East journalists to Origin Green this week as they visit Ireland for the first time to learn about sustainable food production.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has emphasised the importance of a strong and well financed Common Agricultural policy (CAP) for European agriculture, and for employment creation and economic development, particularly in rural areas.

Bord Bia and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) are engaging with 50 major Japanese beef buyers in Tokyo, building on last week's trade agreement between the EU and Japan.

As co-ops decide this week on their June milk price, Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) National Dairy Committee chairman Sean O’Leary said they have some catching up to do to ensure Irish dairy farmers receive the full benefits from improving markets, and competitive milk prices relative to their European counterparts.

As the Global Dairy Trends (GDT) auction registers another 0.2 per cent rise today (Tuesday, July 18), IFA National Dairy Committee chairman, Sean O’Leary, has called on co-ops to pass back as much of the dairy upturn as possible to farmers, who, after two years of challenging cashflow, still have some way to go to rebalance their farm finances.

The recently-launched National Farmed Animal Health Strategy (NFAHS) 2017-2022 and the Animal Health Surveillance Strategy for Ireland 2016-2021 have been welcomed by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA).

Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has advised that the risk of lungworm in susceptible cattle is high following recent wet weather.

New criteria issued by the Office of Public Works (OPW) for determining whether and to what extent projects will get supported under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme have been welcomed by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).