Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-10-17

• Brussels moves to curb speculator­s’ land grab
• An EU-Mercosur trade agreement is far from a done deal following last week’s interventi­on by France, report and Sarah Collins
• Trump factor injecting urgency into talks
• Beef price gap with Britain now €250/hd
• Lameness in cows hitting farmers in the pocket
• INTERVIEW
• I am going the extra mile to sing the praises of my beloved Munster
• Winter sowings plummet in fringe tillage regions Poor weather and low cereal prices denting farmers’ confidence
• Budget measures a game changer for energy crops
• Why 2017 will go down as the year of the slug
• ADVANCED MECHANICS
• Exceptiona­l summer thrive has boosted my beef returns
• It’s time to batten down the hatches for what is shaping up to be a long winter
• The rams have been turned out to the sychronise­d ewes
• Gearing up for the GM-free food future
• Partnershi­p model is the way forward in protecting farm incomes
• New app gives farmers direct role in tackling drug resistance
• Five reasons why 50pc of Irish farms still don’t
• Kerry and Glanbia under fire for holding milk prices
• Have a designated sucessor
• ‘Super cows’ keep it in the family
• Prices static as buyers see how the wind blows
• Heavy stock take marginal hit on prices
• Is the end of the cattle glut finally in sight?
• ‘Being part of a co-op is worth a lot to us’
• Cooley scales the heights in sport horse rankings
• Turning the tables on worms
• Steeped in the farm contractin­g tradition
• Classy holding in the Wicklow hills
• Laois land sells for €13,500/ac
• Farm with Mormon link brings out the bidders
• It’s showtime for the kids taking first steps in farming
• Fine book celebrates when farmers took the power back
• Don gets generous slice of Pie
• FARMERS SHOOK OFF THE MANTLE OF VICTIMHOOD AND CREATED REAL CHANGE
• ‘It’s about 50-50 between the milk and the honey’
• Farmers accused of ‘abusing cattle drugs’

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