Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-10-24

• CAP payments limit is on the table in Brussels
• Claire Fox
• ‘We can no longer stick our heads in the sand - Ophelia was linked to climate change’
• Farmers urged to put safety first as death toll rises
• Ill winds are shaking malting barley prices Grain growers claim collapse in trade justifies 10c cut on price of a pint
• Farmer leaders demand gloves off approach on Brexit talks
• Baffling surge in ‘empty’ BVD samples
• Western farmers are facing winter fodder crisis
• System glitch could delay GLAS payments for 25pc of applicants
• INTERVIEW
• Savour the essence of a city that has something for everyone’s taste
• Fond memories of an era when the Purcells would come looking for hundreds of cattle
• Grennans top Glanbia in fixed-milk price battle
• IFA claims Ross reneged on NCT pledge
• Dairy sector staring down the barrel of a fodder crisis
• Heavy ground is taking its toll on herd performanc­e
• WINNER ALRIGHT
• Brexit looming like a cloud over day-to-day realities of beef farming
• We have opted for an infusion of prize-winning Ulster genes
• Storms the final straw after a harvest that turned into a salvage operation
• Contact your local authority or the ESB to deal with dangerous trees
• Chipping away at spud imports
• French pull back from putting brakes on Mercosur trade deal
• Hooking a calculated gamble
• Foals from Group 1 and Listed winners in the mix for Meath sale
• Numbers tighten but quotes static
• Trade has turned a corner in majority of divisions
• It’s time to start driving hard bargains as supplies begin to ease
• Fame by name and fame by nature for champion milker
• World-class entry draws thousands to Millstreet arena
• How to sort out the picky eaters
• High spec forager reduces wastage and manual work
• Maximising winter thrive
• An understate­d classic in Tipp
• Powerful Waterford land going under the hammer
• Big potential by the shores of Lough Derg
• Strong bidding sees midlands farm sell for €7,200 per acre
• The Kilkenny cat sinking his claws into farming
• Flawed analysis adds fuel to city versus country fire
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• ‘The roof just flew away from the calf shed’

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