Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-01-30

• It’s make or break time on Mercosur beef deal
• The wisdom of the herd
• Call for recognitio­n for women doing a quarter of the workload on Irish farms
• ‘Low fat and high protein — goat meat is definitely the way to go’
• Factories set to trial new beef grading technology
• Dairy expansion headache for pork and poultry sectors
• Factories need to prioritise heavyweigh­t sucklers: ICSA
• Live exports to Turkey on track for 50,000 hd
• Quality warning on fodder subsidy scheme
• Convenienc­e is everything in our brave new world of food
• From sugar beet and sucklers to organic tillage
• ‘Change land usage to deal with climate change issues’
• Hen Harriers group calls for €370/ha payment
• Ireland faces a ‘real battle’ in bid to limit Mercosur beef deal
• Wake-up call required to avoid a ‘dirty dairy’ scenario
• RISING WATERS
• Relentless rain has halted our slurry spreading plans
• Sire and dam analysis can drive substantia­l savings for farmers
• Shed space will be at a premium this spring
• Nitrates’ changes will boost prospects for winter cereals in low fertility soils
• Keep a keen eye on potential legal issues if installing CCTV
• Key factors in how much to pay for a land
• Rural Ireland feeling burden of wait for Leader review
• Mercosur beef quota hike ‘would be reckless’
• Dairy co-ops warned against making knee-jerk reactions
• Lease in today’s market
• Spec and span
• Dairy expansion drove rally in tractor sales during second half of 2017
• Supplies are tightening as hogget quotes rise 5-10c/kg
• Prices steady despite cull cow influx
• Careers Ag Focus
• At a glance: Three equine courses
• Genetics
• The squeeze is on as the factories shave prices
• Taking the stress out of calf rearing
• SOURCING THE RIGHT CALVES ESSENTIAL FOR A PROFITABLE SYSTEM
• Winter checks vital for long term prospects of your trees
• Going forward with
• Hardwoods’ first 6m vital for value
• ‘Buoyant’ business for fat of the land
• Hungry for land
• Wexford tillage farms guided at €10,000/ac
• Cottage with 25ac and a jetty to satisfy Donegal yearnings
• Hobby farmers back in the land game
• Rural town turns over new leaf with bookshop
• ACCORDING TO VAROUFAKIS, ‘DEBT, NOT COAL, WAS THE REAL FUEL THAT POWERED THE ENGINE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, GENERATING MOUNTAINS OF WEALTH FOR THE FEW AND UNSPEAKABL­E MISERY FOR THE REST’
• Get down with the kids for some real economics lessons
• ‘Things are good and improving year on year’

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