Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-09-25

• Factories under fire over ‘scandalous’ beef prices
• Farming could be transforme­d by groundbrea­king soil survey
• A €1.2bn bullet for farm productivi­ty
• Farm leaders round on Minister over low-interest loan scheme
• GAA players and physios turn to cow medicine to ease aching limbs
• Maize growers facing 20pc loss on yields in wake of Storm Ali
• Farmers face wait of six months for fodder equipment
• Ken Whelan
• Ploughing chiefs should honour any unused tickets at next year’s event
• ‘My wife got used to me hopping over to Brussels’
• Price gap widens in land market
• If you think EID is going to make any difference you may as well believe in the tooth fairy
• Counting the many benefits of bean crops
• The dairy farmers who have switched to beef production
• Identify your stress triggers before winter takes its toll
• ‘Crops would have burned in the fields if we hadn’t installed an irrigation system’
• Grower returns must increase to ensure the expansion of our organic food sector
• How to get to grips with your finances before winter kicks in
• The hi-tech farm where the boss is a computer
• The Ploughing is a phenomenal success story
• But has it outgrown its roots?
• Milk discountin­g now at ‘unsustaina­ble’ levels - IFA
• Riders out of this World
• Farmers resist price cuts as supply tightens
• IN THE KNOW
• FRIESIAN TYPES AT THIS WEIGHT MAY OFFER THE BEST OPPORTUNIT­Y TO MAKE A FEW QUID NEXT SPRING
• Factories renew attack on prices
• FINALISTS AT A GLANCE
• Price topper fetches €5,000 at Limousin heifer sale
• ‘There is nothing to beat the quality of life in farming’
• Prime Wexford holding guided at €2m
• Hectic bidding drives south Tipp farm to €20,000/ac
• Opportunit­y knocks in Mayo
• Rich pickings in east Cavan
• Hope value sees west Dublin land hit up to €50k/ac
• Compact Meath farm fetches €11,800/ac
• The banks have drained us dry and now they are coming back for more
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• ‘The Department will have to bring in a feed voucher scheme this winter’

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