Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-03-14

• Central Bank intervenes on vulture funds
• ‘The sector needs to go back to its traditiona­l roots’
• ‘Bord Bia must prioritise Irish grains’
• New rule limits access to National Reserve Young farmers must have completed an agri course to qualify
• Milk price stable despite ‘nervous’ global markets
• Naughten plans new semi-state for renewables
• 2017 Basic Payment Scheme opens
• Tesco gives Irish milk suppliers the all clear
• Gardaí make ‘significan­t’ break on rural crime in the midlands
• THE BIG INTERVIEW Giving it a whack
• Poverty is at the root of Travellers’ crime problem
• ‘Small breeders can still compete with the big players of National Hunt racing’
• A Le Pen victory in France could signal end of the EU
• Farm leaders oppose tractor tests proposal
• March of the many weathers is living up to its reputation
• SPRING HEELED
• Pedigree ewes have got the lambing season off to a flier
• Our plans to turn the stock out early have been shelved for now
• Calving has gone well but grazing is a challenge
• Health management programme is key to sustainabl­e autumn calving
• Hidden hazards can prove costly
• Post-Brexit UK can’t have it every way, warns Creed
• Banks should remember that very few farmers
• ‘Pot still boiling’ on fertiliser duties
• TAMS fine detail poses issues for tillage farmers
• Went wild during the boom
• Taking the mystery out of hydraulics
• Hogget prices back by 5c/kg
• Trade on the up as spring fever takes hold at marts
• Plants willing to pay an extra few euro for quality stock
• Judges lay it on the line at stallion inspection­s
• Mullins’ Cheltenham team still formidable despite the absentees
• Honouring the cream of Holstein Friesians
• YMA stalwarts win Hall of Fame and President’s awards
• Presidenti­al retreat Jim O’Brien
• Leinster auctions off to a strong start
• Walk-in Cork dairy holding guided at €12,500/ac
• Traditiona­l style in Offaly
• Back when you couldn’t come in from the cold
• Music with Eddie Rowley

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