Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-09-05

• Sterling slump costing farmers millions per week
• Access to Chinese beef market moves a step closer
• Irish butter prices on a slippery slope
• Rural communitie­s taking €100m hit on LEADER red tape: Ó Cuív
• Fodder prices surge in the north and west
• Flood-hit Donegal farmers urged to report their losses
• Irish farmers need to get over their aversion towards planting trees
• Small-scale plantation owners join forces to get seal of approval in bid for better prices
• Glanbia facing a hard sell on supplier loyalty scheme
• ‘We need action on suckler sector before it is too late’
• Sterling slide is costing our beef farmers €2m a week comment
• Punishing farmers is not the way to improve water quality
• It’s time to fatten up the rams for the breeding season
• Suckler cows moving to older pastures to rein in their appetite for soft grass
• Returning to tried and trusted techniques may well be the tillage farmer’s best bet
• How one farmer doubled cow numbers and milk output without any extra land
• Ensure you are on firm ground with land leasing
• BIG SURGE IN POSITIVITY FOR EURO FARMERS
• It’s time farming leaders stepped up to
• Government­s resist plans to change CAP funding mechanism
• Kiwi technology can help Irish farmers
• Credit Unions to roll out farm loans in mid-west
• Plate on Johne’s disease
• How to silence the dawn chorus of coughing cows
• Another bleak week as prices continue to fall
• Downwards pressure on autumn bullock trade
• Strength in numbers can keep farmers in the game
• Irish Angus celebrates 50 years of breeding excellence
• Laois breeder makes it three-in-a-row at Charolais show
• Culling is key to flock health
• Quicke style
• Take 5: steps for front loader maintenanc­e and safety
• THE 10 GROUP RACES HAVE A TOTAL PRIZE FUND OF €4.6M
• Modern classic
• Wicklow farm in ‘great heart’ for €9,000 plus per acre
• Big potential on the shores of Lough Ennell
• Marrying skill sets to help hens have fun on the farm
• Critics of welfare state need a douse of Angela’s Ashes
• 10 years on, there’s still no show like a Joe show

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