The Farming Week: Mercosur latest, Athlone protest and Ireland’s favourite tractor
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:
EU set to sign Mercosur deal;
Over 20,000 farmers attend anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone;
Beef factory fined 18 times for carcass trim breaches in 2025;
Kepak reviews 'beef deboning and cutting operations' at Clonee site;
Chinese market to reopen to Irish beef exports;
Call for voluntary milk reduction scheme as prices drop;
Prices of pints and postage to increase;
What is Ireland’s favourite make of tractor?
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