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Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed answers Thomas Hubert’s questions on the Government’s Climate Action Plan, the €100m beef support package and Mercosur trade negotiations.

Daniel Hession, a final year PhD student in Teagasc Athenry, outlines the findings of his research about mineral supplementation in lambs and ewes to Barry Cassidy.

Another PhD student in Teagasc Athenry, Dwayne Sheils has identified infection and dystocia as the two main causes of lamb mortality.

Peter McCann speaks to Ulster Farmers' Union deputy president David Brown at the launch of the Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend.

Livestock specialist Darren Carty and markets specialist Phelim O’Neill explain why the outlook is so poor for beef prices in Ireland and across Europe.

Edmund Graham, ICSA beef chair tells Barry Cassidy that while all farmers have been hurt over the last nine months, beef finishers have been the worst affected.

Over 1,400 workers from outside the EU were given permits to work in meat factories. However, although the Workplace Relations Commission were overall happy with inspections they carried out, they found issues with accommodation and the availability of English classes.

Mary Butler TD, who is overseeing the Oireachtas report on work permits speaks to Hannah Quinn-Mulligan.

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