Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-04-18

• ‘Burnout’ could derail dairy sector growth
• Compulsory ICBF tag charges still on the table
• Sheep producers call for clarity on use of NI imports
• Strathroy targeting east coast suppliers
• Creed rounds on activists over live export cruelty claims
• Why I am flying the flags high for my Munster heroes
• ‘A 90-minute training session wouldn’t compare to 12 hours a day on the farm at 15 years of age’
• South African dairy farmers feel the heat
• Sudocream works a treat on the calves!
• Vaccinatio­n is a cost effective way of reducing mortality rate
• Timing is everything with fungicides
• Compact calving stresses will only increase until farmers get to grips with issues
• Tax reliefs for the over 65s
• Battle lines drawn on revised EU fertiliser regulation­s
• Irish team will need to bring their ‘A’ game to the
• IFA lobbies Barnier for zero tariffs regime
• Import hikes and cheap food policy biggest Brexit threats
• Brexit transition­al negotiatio­ns
• A smooth lambing season in Donegal
• Trade ‘under the weather’ as price dips
• Cattle trade can baffle even the experts
• Prices continue to strengthen
• ATVs under the safety spotlight
• Driving and usage
• Academy high f liers
• All star cast for Punchestow­n drama
• Grand vistas
• ‘Dotey’ east Galway residentia­l holding guided at €295,000
• Limerick dairy ground for €8,000/ac
• Race is on for compact farm next door to the Aga Khan
• Limerick ground that sold for £27/ac in 1955 goes for five-figure sum at auction
• Macra to raise funds for ‘Hugh’s House’ charity
• I have tried, but I just can’t grow my for gardening
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• ‘I am doing what I know and it’s a great life — I am my own boss’

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