Irish Independent - Farming - 2017-12-12

• Insurance hikes put marts at risk of closure: ICOS BULLET TRAIN
• ‘Don’t use hedge-cutting rules as a stick to beat farmers with’
• Candidates to make final pitches in ICSA election
• Christmas has come early for dairy sector
• Planners slam GLAS training cash delays
• Hen harrier scheme takes flight amid renewed farmer concerns
• Electronic tagging has ‘enormous’ potential
• Rigid slurry rules piling pressure on farmers
• Bóthar pointing the way on gifts that make all the difference
• Dodging thundersto­rms in the Sunshine State
• ‘I doubt I will be back hunting hounds in Ireland any time soon’
• Renewables plan is not ambitious enough: IFA
• Farmers facing fodder crisis need help now, says IFA
• They don’t know why they’re leaving or where they’re gonna go....
• Logic got lost in the great Glyphosate debate
• We managed to tick almost all the boxes for Bord Bia audit
• 2018 is shaping up to be an interestin­g lambing season
• ROBOTS ARE GOING SOME WAY TOWARDS FILLING THE VOID BUT THEY WILL ONLY SUIT IN A MINORITY OF SITUATIONS
• Trade showdown looms
• Taking the plunge into retailing has
• Green light for agri-tech global hub at Tralee IT
• Been a real eye-opener
• ‘Soft’ Brexit will save Irish dairy processors over €160m
• Factories close the gap on cull ewe quotes
• Prices finally rise in unison across the divisions
• Heifer prices hit €4.10/kg as seasonal rush kicks in
• Champion lands price double for Drumcrow Angus herd
• IRISH ANGUS SOCIETY ELITE SHOW AND SALE RESULTS
• Going extra mile reaps reward at show
• Food for thought
• ‘Organic beef market is heading for over-supply’
• O’Briens’ stellar year honoured by Horse Racing Ireland
• ‘Everything is gone’ in the midwest land market
• RELICS OF AULD DECENCY IN NORTH TIPP
• Lots of lively bidding for Westmeath holding
• Farm with tillage potential makes €7,000/ac
• A fresh Tipp twist on the Fairytale of New York
• JIM O’BRIEN How ‘national’ really is our our national broadcaste­r?
• Wife inspired Johnny’s songbook
• ‘I want our dairy industry to be the best in the world’

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