A proposed shift towards biomass burning as coal and peat power stations are phased out is a serious mistake, according to An Taisce.
I met a pig farmer in his new Maserati last week. It reminded me of the Lotto ad with the farmer heading home from the mart in the new Lamborghini.
The Department of Agriculture has launched a new system to deal with a significant backlog of clear-felling and planting licences for the forestry sector.
Two of the major processors have increased their November milk prices, with farming organisations calling for further rises.
A proposed shift towards biomass burning as coal and peat power stations are phased out is a serious mistake, according to An Taisce.
With the exception of Moyvalley who lift their quote for lamb yesterday by 10c/kg to €5/kg, all other contributors to our price table (below) held their quotes for lamb exactly as they were last week yesterday.
My conversation with various factory agents yesterday suggested that numbers of suitable stock are starting to tighten in a meaningful way. There can be little doubt that supplies of 30-month plus stock are expanding, while at the same time the supply of bullocks and heifers under 30-months has contracted.
