The ferocious farmer backlash to the announcement that 99,000t of beef from Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will make its way onto EU market shelves under the EU-Mercosur trade deal will be fleshed out on FarmLand tonight.Joe Healy IFA president gives his reaction to the deal and why he believes it is a retrograde step for Irish and EU agriculture.FarmLand’s Breifne O'Brien also gets feedback from farmers on the front-line at Ballyjamesduff Mart.Meanwhile, the current EU-wide shortage of machinery operators will also be deliberated by Mike Moroney CEO of FCI.Plus, FarmLand reporter Emma Gilsenan speaks to farm contractor Peter Farrelly about the challenge of attracting fresh interest into the contracting sector.Watch here: https://www.agriland.ie/farmland/