Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-05-22

• Beef breeders and ICBF set for public showdown
• Farm payments need radical overhaul: MEPs
• Department balances the books on GLAS payments
• Bord Bia reject MEP’s claims on Origin Green
• Massive hike in maize plantings
• Western contractor given a fitting farewell
• Cowslip is back against the odds — and its wine ‘kicks like a mule’
• ICBF evaluation­s can unlock best in breeding - Teagasc
• High volumes, high standards
• Department deny EID move is linked to food safety audit
• Brazilian beef back in the dock as MEPs highlight traceabili­ty issues
• Levy disadvanta­ge forces FRS to halt farm plastics collection
• EU-Mercosur trade deal is heading for choppy waters
• Identify cows that aren’t fit to breed — and earmark them for culling
• Milk price cuts cast a cloud just as the sun begins to shine
• FAMILY AFFAIR
• The extra month indoors has taken a toll on the bull calves’ performanc­e
• We are on target for a first cut of silage in early June
• CREATING A BUZZ
• New guidelines will help clear the air over neighbour’s wind-farm plans
• Less stainless steel and more added value is the way forward for our dairy industry
• Baffled, bamboozled and bewildered by utility
• Bill and insurance jargon
• Siobhán English
• Spring lamb faces factory price crunch
• Continenta­ls drive rise in mart prices
• UK demand keeps marching on and on
• Society people get their night in the spotlight at Hall of Fame gala
• PUTTING IRISH ZWARTBLES ON THE MAP
• Cutting a swathe at Grass & Muck
• ‘We need detailed analysis of what is going on at farm level’
• A ground-up solution to cropping issues
• Roscommon retreat
• Rock solid dairy farm in Wicklow
• Top-class Kilkenny ground guided at over €10,000/ac
• VICTORIAN STYLE IN WESTMEATH FOR €700,000
• Spectacula­r views and a healthy forestry premium
• The next phase of rapid change is unfolding in our rural communitie­s
• Music with Eddie Rowley

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