Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-01-09

• Live calf exports set to surge as ship awaits the green light
• THE DAIRY BOOM IS DRIVING LAND SALES, BUT THE TILLAGE CRISIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT IN THE SOUTH-EAST
• It’s a Super Tuesday of elections for IFA jobs
• New markets emerging for potential live exports
• Landowners have ‘huge concerns’ on Shannon pipeline project
• Skimmed milk powder warning from ICOS
• Funding threat to grass-based dairy systems
• Round bale prices hit €50 as farmers scramble for supplies
• Beef finishers need a price boost: ICSA
• Beef exports at record levels after 5pc rise in 2017
• Bord Bia ‘optimistic’ on gaining access to Chinese beef market
• Sheep processing hits 10-year high
• Are you just following the herd or is there logic behind your dairy expansion plans?
• Many hands make light work of the dosing
• Scanning is essential for efficient flock management
• Bumper prices are a fading prospect
• How to maximise the value of farm company earnings
• Striking oil in Tipperary
• The stress levels were off the scale but you can’t
• Broadband deficit is holding back farming
• Beat selling from the farm gate
• New farming app aiming for 25pc reduction in feed costs
• Building for the future
• Factories may take to the hills for new products
• Marts sound optimistic note for new year’s trade
• Base prices dip after a buoyant Christmas
• Fix it: how to repair a dumper clutch
• Showjumpin­g needs a fair crack of the whip
• The French connection
• Hardworkin­g machines that don’t cost the earth
• Access all areas
• IF POSSIBLE, USE AN ESTABLISHE­D DEALER: YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON BACK-UP IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG
• SUVs power ahead on versatilit­y and pricing
• Sun is shining on land prices in the south-east
• The dairy boom and the return of business investors is driving renewed confidence in the Leinster land market, reports Jim O’Brien
• Average prices in Munster jump 20pc
• Western land market is ‘relatively buoyant’
• Giving it plenty of welly for a good cause in Kilkenny
• Is the end in sight for the family farm as we know it ?
• Music with Eddie Rowley

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