Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-02-28

• Calf prices hit €500/hd at marts as demand soars
• Out of control
• Cork project a blueprint for tackling plant invaders
• Storms and pests biggest threat to dairy
• Macra under fire on forestry ‘bubble’ claim
• Hill farmers demand scientific approach on ANC criteria
• Processors welcome Saudi beef agreement
• Price boost for Irish producers as European milk supplies dip
• ‘I had as much to say as any man in the room’
• The Irish way of dealing with death is a true constant in changing times
• ‘Does chocolate milk come from brown cows, teacher?’
• This could be the first step to an ‘emerald Fonterra’
• How to defeat a calf killer
• Forest fire hazards can be tamed by co-ordinated community approach
• Tillage farmers’ future compromise­d by EU double standards on imports
• Milking parlour bucking broncos have been on their best behaviour
• Stock up on cow colostrum to give lambs an extra boost
• Alternativ­e forage crops have big potential for finishing stock
• A man for all seasons
• There are no legal quick fixes in the aftermath of dog attacks on sheep
• Carbon tax thinking could be about
• Juncker pushes for flexible land borders in post-Brexit Europe
• To shift in our favour
• Dawn set to pump €25m into new product developmen­t
• A champion of champions
• Prices are hotting up
• Weanling trade is on the bounce
• Bullock prices tighten but heifers steady
• Expansion is grist to the Wakely mill
• Fit for a princess
• ‘Horsey’ country base for €900,000
• ‘The bale rolled over my head and my neck broke’
• Legalise cannabis and weed out the real criminals

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