Irish Independent - Farming - 2014-02-04

• New ICSA chief wants action on deepening bull beef crisis
• Meat plants work on commicatio­ns
• Ó Cuív calls for a rethink on CAP payments plan
• €3.75bn to be invested in food by 2020
• Milk war fears over GIIL plans
• O’Leary the man to lead the charge on fight with obesity
• GIIL proposals to test loyalty
• EU land parcel auditors set to visit Ireland
• €23m beef genomics scheme launched
• Ready for lambing but silage tests show that changes may be required
• Extra spray data required by new EU rules
• Fine tuning dry cow nutrition as calving season approaches
• Razor thin profits in 2013 shows how badly we need better weather
• Technologi­es making crucial tree inventory easier than ever
• Baseline Surveys pointing to the skies
• Treemetric­s a key advance in the mapping of forested areas
• CONTRACTCT­ORS’ CHANCE TO SHINE WITH NEW COMPETITIO­N
• Irish student selected for prestigiou­s three year Claas scholarshi­p
• New bale monitoring system enabling higher productivi­ty
• Jubilee models to celebrate New Holland milestone
• Sheep farm performanc­e is the key for new initiative
• Keeping the focus fixed on the numbers
• Heavy soils better suited to sheep production
• Factories exert more pressure on beef men
• Heifers enjoying best of mart trade
• Euro Star rating changing how beef cattle are bought at market
• Colostrum the key to saving 60,000 calves
• We need predator control measures to safeguard future of endangered species
• A property in two halves that might just suit those in search of good land and a challenge
• Upturn in economy to boost land prices
• Exceptiona­l equestrian site set to peak at ¤550k
• Demand for letting land soaring across country
• Modern 55ac residentia­l dairy farm set to attract a lot of local interest in Westmeath
• Three small parcels set to go to auction in Wicklow
• Kildare coach house to rejuvenate sales
• HSI chief: Arguments must stop for the sustainabi­lity of our sector
• Co-ops should ask why they have lost support of farmers
• Supermarke­ts’ stance stings suckler farmers

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