The application process for the Farm Assist scheme is so complex the head of the Department of Social Protection has said he is surprised any farmer could apply correctly.
A surge in forced farm sales by vulture funds has been reported by personal insolvency practitioners (PIPs) and the farm organisations.
Thousands of young farmers will lose out on key financial supports this year due to a controversial rule which curtails the payment of supports for new entrants to farming to a five-year term.
The sheep trade continues to prosper, with momentum building ahead of the Christmas trade, and a shortage of numbers driving prices upwards.
Premium prices are being paid by the factories for Angus and Hereford cattle, as buoyant supermarket selling of beef from traditional breeds has driven demand.
Reduced fertiliser usage, lower stocking rates and ambitious biodiversity targets have been set for dairy farms participating in a new Teagasc environmental programme.
Liam Whyte is used to sheep and people straying off course.
