Irish Independent - Farming - 2016-12-13

• Thousands could miss out on GLAS
• The organic bottleneck
• ‘Lamb is becoming a niche within a niche’
• Conversion scheme has doubled organic numbers
• Cover crops hit with rat infestatio­n
• Beef breeders want ‘to take their data back’ from ICBF
• Farmers demand 29c/l milk price
• Demand growing for the ‘Aberdeen Angus’ of turkeys
• Best before dates might just be a waste of time...
• Maximising grass usage will unlock dairy profits
• Farmers 700pc more likely to die from heart failure
• Fixed milk price option has boosted earnings
• Dr Tim Keady
• ‘Fire brigade veterinary’ is the most expensive option of all for farmers
• Is a 50-cow dairy start-up a better bet than a loss-making drystock farm?
• Housing the priority as we begin countdown to lambing
• Future of tillage depends on access to GM crops
• Winter dosing pays for itself in the long run
• The bottom line on dairy start-ups
• Hogan pledges to defend basic incomes as talks commence on CAP reform
• Minister must act quickly or farmers could face
• McGuinness waits on green light for presidency bid
• Iverk signs spud deal with Aldi
• Crippling Capital Gains Tax bills
• Low prices forcing beef farmers to switch grazing land to forestry
• Institutes of Technology broaden reach into artisan sector
• Numbers up by 10pc on last year
• Plain cattle still a tough sell despite price rise
• Prices hold despite huge weekly kill of 35,000 head
• Local herd is best in show at Carrick
• Wexford breeders take the cream in Lisburn
• The quiet man who lets his horses do the talking
• Carrick Diamond’s progeny sparkle at home and abroad
• ‘I was like a child in a sweetshop’
• Major unveils new finance partnershi­p
• South Tipp farm goes for €14,500/ac
• ‘Top class’ dairy holding withdrawn from auction
• Farm that ticks all boxes on market for €900k
• Lee Valley ‘gem’ could hit €15,000 an acre
• POTATO PRODUCTION
• Treaty farmers rear cash cows to boost GAA club
• Spare a thought for elderly living alone in rural areas
• Music with Eddie Rowley

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