Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-11-06

• Processors facing flood of milk as supplies surge
• Meat processors play down beef grid revamp speculatio­n
• New beef group aiming for 40,000 members to drive ‘united’ agenda
• Ornua circle the wagons on Kerrygold’s US presence
• Small farmers being forced out of commuter belt land market
• EU ready to clamp down on ‘unfair’ agri retail practices
• Better grass management can give farmers an extra €105 per hectare in profits
• Forestry imbalance laid bare by new figures
• Trading on heritage and innovation
• Holocaust memoir shows power of finding meaning in the worst of times
• ‘It’s a hugely promising market’
• It’s a Déise double
• ‘It’s a humbling experience and it’s great to be recognised by your peers’
• Autumn grass surge delivered exceptiona­l milk protein results
• Contaminat­ed silage a big risk for cows ahead of drying off
• Young bulls still have a lot of ground to make up after the summer drought
• Last of the lambs have been brought indoors for fattening
• Indian summer has paved the way for bumper winter plantings
• Breaking down boundaries
• EU and UK braced for Brexit agri-quotas row with WTO partners
• Tough measures may be required to reverse
• ‘Onus on dairying to provide economical­ly viable genetics’
• Why bigger isn’t always better for the American dairy sector
• The ‘greying’ of Irish farming
• Act now for some healthy savings
• Body condition scoring will be vital this winter
• GIVING CALVES A SOFT LANDING
• Modest rise but farmers await proper dividend
• Stagnation once again as heavy stock prove hard to shift
• IN THE KNOW
• Foyle Meats continue to turn up the heat on prices
• Full house for Lissadells at Roscommon
• Spirited bidding and a sweet €5k
• Maximus a gladiator in the ring
• Hitting the target
• BAD BREATH AND QUIDDING FIRST SIGNS OF TROUBLE
• Farmers looking to technology to stretch scarce fodder reserves
• Capital gains
• Prime farm in the foothills of Mount Leinster
• Dairy big-hitters dig deep for Roscommon holdings
• East Cork residentia­l holding for €1.5m
• Dublin tillage farm sells for €15,000/ac
• Taking the farm safety message to toddlers
• Changing tastes present a big opportunit­y for farmers
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• THE FARMING SECTOR HAS AN ACE THAT IT DOESN’T EVEN NEED TO KEEP UP ITS SLEEVE BUT IT NEEDS TO PLAY IT WELL
• ‘We need a base price to put sheep farming on a sounder footing’

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