Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-05-16

• ‘Anti-forestry’ activists lit wildfires
• Knowledge Transfer scheme extended by two months
• Rain arrives just in time for farmers in eastern areas
• EU farm payments could drop by 10pc
• LEADER being undermined by ‘bureaucrac­y’
• INTERVIEW
• Farmers need to look mortality in the eye and make a will
• ‘Macra is a real-life social network’
• Shareholde­rs raise concerns in run-up to Glanbia vote
• Late surge pushes BPS applicatio­ns total to 128,000
• Discussion groups bogged down in paperwork
• Grass is getting tight but lambs’ creep gates are working a treat
• Low level of reseeding is an issue that must be addressed
• Weekend rain was critical for crops
• Dwelling house tax exemption provisions need teasing out
• Brussels ‘concerned’ over US trade deficit probe
• Global trends point to optimistic milk price
• Levies vital to maintain services, warns IFA
• ICMSA calls for a return to ‘co-op ethos’ in dairy sector
• Outlook for remainder of 2017
• Sheila still setting the standard after scooping top award
• Ramadan factor boosts prices by up to €10/hd
• No slippage in the trade but some averages dip
• Quotes on the rise as factories chase stock
• Bloomfield horses hit a winning streak
• Tipp top farm for €2m
• Lakeside farm with sweeping views over Lough Derg guided at €2.25m
• Westmeath farm sells for €5,600/ac
• Roscommon farm comes with €17,000-a-year entitlemen­ts
• THE EXAM PAPER
• PART A: HIGHER LEVEL
• Hardy crew aims to cut 100 bales per county in six days
• Going electric makes sense for the planet and the wallet
• Music with Eddie Rowley

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