Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-07-25

• Farmers facing €30m glyphosate ‘hammer blow’
• ‘I’m 77 but if I have to lie
• Chocolate, beer and massages for the beef elite
• Down in front of machines I’ll do it’
• Kiwis getting ready to answer Ireland’s call
• Farmers need to get serious on safety - Creed
• Forestry investors ‘threat to fabric of rural life’ claim hill farmers INHFA calls for 50km restrictio­n on payments for plantation investment­s
• Top dairy operators in the hunt for 700ac Roscommon farm
• Westmeath beef farmer takes over as ICSA treasurer
• INTERVIEW
• Caw caw caw - how the clever crows foiled my plans to shoot them
• Red tape threat to the future of country shows
• Environmen­tal watchdog to step up water quality policing
• Concerns rise over sheep scheme underspend
• Rush on milk quality scheme sign up as 5c/l penalty looms
• Farmers ‘in denial’ on carbon footprint claims environmen­t lobby
• Massive demand for straw as combines get rolling again
• We stayed one step ahead of the rain for the second cut
• New research is looking at the complete package on grain varieties
• Getting ewes into prime body condition score is vital for good breeding season
• I have bitten the bullet on an eight-paddock grazing system
• Long-term commitment can yield big rewards
• Agricultur­al relief terms are far from straightfo­rward
• Tillage sector has never been more dependent
• Officials optimistic South American deal can be sealed
• Glyphosate row rages on as licence vote delayed
• ‘Morocco can become gateway to Africa for Irish farmers’
• On direct payments for survival
• Lamb quotes fall but brighter days on horizon
• No stock answers to an age-old conundrum
• It’s a cattle crush as buyers vie for stock
• Making the leap to a calf to beef system
• Ripe for improvemen­t
• The show must go on
• ‘We are going to rattle the place!’
• A country classic
• Root and branch investment­s
• Tipp land parcels guided at up to €15,000/ac
• All-Black goes back tp his Royal County roots
• JIM O’BRIEN A day trip to Ardnacrush­a might open our leaders’ eyes
• A Picture of success in Athy
• ‘I suppose you could say I am married to the land’

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