Over 45,000 flock owners, registered as keepers of sheep and goats on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s database, will this week receive the Annual Sheep and Goat Census 2015. Completing and returning the census is a legal obligation.

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) deputy president Tim O’Leary has expressed concern that thousands of farmers have not yet received their areas of natural constraint (ANC) scheme payments, despite the fact that payments commenced on September 21.

The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) National Hill Committee has elected Flor McCarthy as chairman.