Irish Independent - Farming - 2016-08-09

• Land sales collapse by almost 50pc
• Under attack
• Calls for background checks on workers
• First ever agri-crime survey underway
• Grain sector on brink of ‘collapse’ as cereal area falls 100,000ac
• Renewable crops could save country from EU fine
• New technology will re-open GM debate in Europe
• INTERVIEW
• Offshore farming
• Supporting island communitie­s will enrich all our lives
• A TOURIST’S DELIGHT
• ‘It is a struggle to encourage young people to live here’
• Lime holds the key to unlocking soil fertility
• Harvest 2016 is a serious reality check for many in tillage sector
• Under-conditione­d ewes will get preferenti­al feeding
• Cattle farmers need to be more militant about price pressures
• PERHAPS THE TIME HAS COME TO TAKE A LEAF FROM THE DAIRY SECTOR’S BOOK
• Making your group fit into KT
• An alternativ­e approach to resolving farm disputes
• Britain’s £100bn farming sector ready to take
• EU declares war on grey squirrel and other ‘invasive alien species’
• Trouble brewing in the British countrysid­e
• Five €1,000 agri-study bursaries up for grabs
• Sterling collapse poses threat to 7,500 food industry jobs
• Control of its own destiny
• Prices rise as exporters play ‘critical role’
• Confidence returns to mart trade
• Pressure off as prices and numbers hold steady
• Clean sweep for Donegal
• A firm footing
• Entries open for Irish Draught Breed Show
• Young Irish riders make history in Millstreet
• Godolphin forum highlights racehorse retraining potential
• New stock on the block as Tullamore celebrates 25 years
• Inventors rise to the challenge in record numbers
• Compact holding in a prime Limerick location
• A ‘place of renewal’ in the heart of west Cork
• Auctioneer­s pin hopes on an autumn sales rebound
• Land sales take a hit on all sides
• Sterling buyers put their plans on hold
• Demand switches to land with forestry potential
• ‘The scepticism about prospects in farming is keeping vendors and purchasers out of the auction rooms’
• Comical ‘Charolais’ play wows Birr vintage week
• How status anxiety fuels protests and poor decisions
• ‘Prices are on the floor but you have to stick with it’

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