Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-09-18

• IFA on war footing over vulture fund forced sales
• Where’s the beef? Supermac demands fairer deal for farmers
• Fodder deficit narrows but dairy farmers advised to cull ‘stragglers’
• Grid penalties costing livestock farmers €32m
• Dairy farmers will take a €720m hit on incomes this year
• A close reading of our electricit­y bills delivered quite a shock
• ‘Mr Rees-Mogg should remember that carnage is a two-way street’
• Market for plain weanlings is the ‘most depressed in years’
• Milk processors under fire for failing to match Ornua returns
• Drive to increase contract-rearing pool in the west
• Seasonal labour shortage hits farm contractor­s
• Valerie Cox
• Of giants
• Hill farmers call for Basic Income model to replace Farm Assist
• Autumn is the time to tackle potassium deficiency in silage fields
• Consistenc­y of weight is more important than grading on lamb kill-out
• Our grass growth is finally on the rebound
• EU Commission plan on fungicides will devastate our grain crop profits
• Planting a path to C02 reduction
• Premium rates on offer for broadleaf and diverse conifers
• SINKING INCREASED CLIMATE ACTION TARGETS INTO FORESTRY
• Dairy farmers facing a 50pc hit on incomes
• Price dip reflects wider European trend
• Selecting grain seed varieties on yields alone is a foolhardy exercise
• A double-edged sword
• Sheep sector proves its resilience
• British lamb output falls and exports down 30pc
• Beware the pitfalls of switching to joint farm ownership
• Why small is beautiful in Alpine dairy heartlands
• How sustainabl­e is our future when farmers
• Costs rise on 71pc of farms as weather hits production
• Are working harder for less?
• Showstoppe­r
• IRISH RIDERS EYE UK ‘HOYS’ SILVERWARE
• Factories still ploughing into sheep prices
• IN THE KNOW
• Flying trade for quality bullocks
• THE HOPE AMONG FINISHERS IS THAT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PARTICULAR BARREL HAS BEEN REACHED
• YOUNG FARMERS TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT HEREFORD STAND
• LIMOUSIN LORDS AND LADIES OF THE RING
• €3,000 PRIZE ON OFFER AT ANGUS STAND
• IHFA FOCUS ON GENETIC DIVERSITY
• SLURRYKAT RAISE THE BAR
• MAJOR’S CYCLONE PACKS A PUNCH
• MASTEK’S UNIVERSAL APPROACH
• WHERE FARMING MEETS CONSTRUCTI­ON
• Brian Byrne Eddie Cunningham
• Changes to VRT add to cost of key farm vehicles
• Picking-up where VRT leaves off . . .
• The pros and cons of driving a diesel
• Six steps to winter-proof your car before the frost sets in
• Bang for your buck in Meath
• Powerful Wicklow holding will bring out the big hitters
• North Cork dairy pioneers calling it a day
• Rock solid opportunit­y in south Tipperary
• Lively bidding lands €6,370/ac for residentia­l Roscommon farm
• Grassland, woodland and four cottages for under €1m
• Meath lots sell for €10,000 per acre
• A platform for self-expression
• Anyone with a pulse and a smile is welcome in my new farming organisati­on
• The rise of Troy
• ‘It’s hard to plan with the threat of the runway’

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