Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-08-22

• Torrential rain brings harvest to a standstill
• Branching out Food tourism presents big opportunit­ies for farmers and rural businesses, reports
• Grassland trials score big on weight gain and nitrogen reduction
• ‘We have to fight back against the import of inferior products’
• Farmers ordering early to avoid 38c/hd tag levy
• ‘Second chance’ for farmers in new QA scheme
• Teagasc in search for trees resistant to ash disease
• Mighty Mac Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh believes planning red tape and insurance costs are holding back rural businesses, writes
• ‘That’ ll do pig . . .’ They may not be fluffy, but they are pink and adorable
• ‘It doesn’t matter where you start from, it’s where you finish that counts’
• Factories attempt to cut prices to €3.80/kg on back of sterling slump
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR
• Our Groundhog Day income nightmare goes on and on
• Farmers will lose on the double from low-quality grain imports
• BEST IN SHOW
• The challenges and benefits of grass reseeding
• My low maintenanc­e bulls are en route to Turkey
• Smart farming
• Proceed with caution on car and jeep finance deals
• Going back to her roots
• We are focused on the best deal for farmers and
• Brexit deal will be as ‘profound as 1921 treaty’ – McGuinness
• Avoiding a ‘cliff edge’ scenario
• It’s good to talk timber
• The crash of the ash
• It’s all quiet on the sheep quotes front
• Prices on the rebound in majority of divisions
• It’s back to square one on quotes
• Red letter day for Tipp breeder
• Rare breeds take centre stage at Limerick Show
• French champion on song in Connemara
• Kelly’s hero comes up short in Clifden
• Local buyers to the fore in western land sales
• Prime Tipp residentia­l farm valued at €7,000 plus per acre
• Laois farm hits €19,000/ac after ‘humdinger’ of a sale
• On solid ground for €10k an acre
• Cream of the dairy herds on the road to Virginia
• Beginnings, endings, partings and beyond
• Albert delivers one more moment in time

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