Irish Independent - Farming - 2019-10-29

• Beef farmers can’t carry all the risk on dairy calves — ICSA
• Action now needed to avert a calf crisis on dairy farms next March and April
• Dairy industry taking hard line on bull calves crisis
• Hitting forestry targets a ‘real challenge’ as farm emissions continue to rise
• New farm retirement scheme a non-runner, says Department boss
• Slump in demand could cost merchants up to €75m but dairy feed sales running 10-15pc up on 2016-17
• Machinery contractor­s demand a U-turn on fuel tax hike
• IFA candidates feel the heat over beef protests
• Proposal to airlift calves for export ‘delusional’ — Woods
• We need to do more to create the link between ‘local’ and ‘quality’
• Our young farmers need to embrace ‘disruption’
• The current sums on sheep production just don’t add up
• Factories ‘cleaning’ out sheep farmers — ICSA
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• Singing farmer playing his part in country revival

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