Irish Independent - Farming - 2016-11-29

• Dairy incomes to hit record levels in 2017
• Hedge feud
• ‘Allowing hedge cutting in August would wipe out a quarter of nesting birds’
• New hedge laws a ‘no-brainer’ – Ó Cuív
• State bank insists farm loans scheme is on track for January
• Grain growers consider link-up with the ICSA
• Dale Farm hunting for new suppliers
• Kerry push for Revenue test case on co-op shares
• ‘We have no role to play in farmer-meat processor arrangemen­ts’
• Gordon Peppard
• Weighing in with a vital management tool
• A QUICK GUIDE TO WINTER FEEDING
• Inspector’s visit brought home the reality of the farm safety message
• Start planning now for a stress-free Christmas on the farm
• Forage analysis device will cut out wasteful guesswork on silage quality
• Hybrid crop delivers big results on last of the lambs
• From 20th century icon to focal point for anti-social antics
• The pros and cons of contract rearing
• Interventi­on milk stocks up for auction
• Is animal welfare in Irish dairying really as
• Pork producers face more pressure from US exports
• Good as we think it is?
• Lamb trade remains on an upward curve
• Trade takes a hit from age profiling
• Prices edge ahead as kill numbers remain high
• Ballyw herd leads Charolais crackers
• AUBRAC CATTLE HAVE BEEN GIVING US CONSISTENT RESULTS FOR 19 YEARS
• Worked to the point of collapse
• ‘One pony was swapped for a phone’
• SMART THINKING ON SLURRY HANDLING
• Model County ‘classic’ guided at €1.3m
• Kildare stud farm sells for €18,800/ac
• Local farmer wins a Royal bidding battle
• Hedge schools with an environmen­tal twist
• The value of broadleave­s goes far beyond hard cash
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• ‘The tax system takes the good out of working’

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