Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-10-31

• Is it time to cancel some cows’ winter holidays?
• Loan terms are too short and putting pressure on farmers
• Interventi­on proposals a threat to milk price safety net: ICMSA
• Winter fodder quality ‘extremely variable’
• Department rules out forestry restrictio­ns
• Men’s Shed volunteers wage war on plant invader
• Hogan calls for sustainabl­e ‘farm to fork’ agricultur­e
• ESB offers farmers €12,000 per pylon in ‘uprating’ works
• INTERVIEW
• ‘After six generation­s we may have to walk away from malting barley’
• Growers receiving €20/t less than they did in 1976
• The end is nigh for the days of blanket dry cow therapy
• Volatile weather demands concrete solutions
• The flock’s scoring averages have improved this season
• Autumn storms have put the kibosh on winter sowing plans
• Clarity has been provided on some important finance measures for farmers, writes
• We cannot allow no-deal Brexit to happen, warns McGuinness
• Merchant millers may need to be braver and more
• Commission forced into u-turn on glyphosate
• Weakening euro boosts wheat exports against Russian competitio­n
• Teagasc aiming to carve out slice of Chinese cheese market
• Creative in battle with Glanbia
• Walsh on the double in Offaly
• Donegal Aubracs dominate
• ICM plants up their quotes by 10c/kg
• Factories feeling the heat as numbers tighten
• FENDT GO ALL-ELECTRIC
• ANOTHER CLASSY PRODUCTION
• The pros and
• High quality silage delivers big dividends
• Of buying autumn born calves
• EIGHT STEPS TO BETTER WINTER FEED MANAGEMENT
• Rural breeders lifeblood of the sport horse sector
• Rich harvest
• Dairymen keen on a model farm in Tipperary
• Golden land hits €15,700/ac
• Contrastin­g results from auction rooms
• Young farmer has a global following in his pocket
• In the grand scheme of things most of us have few complaints
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• ‘There’s more red tape creeping in all the time’

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