Irish Independent - Farming - 2020-02-25

• Thousands of acres under threat from Shannon floods
• Roosters rule, but planting levels close to a record low
• Beef Plan Movement paying the price for making promises it could never keep
• Slurry levels a concern with spreading at a standstill in some areas
• Dairy calf births running 45,000 ahead of 2019 figure
• Stone-age Mayo farmers raised the bar on production
• Rural communitie­s are becoming the whipping boys for our climate woes
• Stop fobbing off rural Ireland and help us shape our own future
• CAP direct payment cuts will not be the decisive factor in the future of farming
• Bitter feuding a stake in the heart of the Beef Plan
• Disputes at Tipp AGM after Galway abandoned
• Taking the zero grazing path to dairy expansion
• ‘We are using Kiwi cross genetics and the fats and proteins have improved a lot’
• If calves are too dear, don’t buy them, farmers told by Teagasc
• Declining levels of beef consumptio­n a concern — Bord Bia
• Early cattle slaughter age is key for climate change
• It goes against the convention­al wisdom, but we are in no rush to turn out the cows
• It’s time for a national decision to leave insecticid­es out of the winter crops tank
• Having a system in place is vital for lambing to run smoothly
• Why LESS could mean more grass for farmers this spring
• Factories ‘starving’ for hoggets and cull ewes
• March of the marts — how fairs’ eclipse transforme­d the trade
• In the know...
• Cull cow trade is the one area where prices edge upwards
• Records show how the times are changing at Skibbereen Mart
• Social farm combating rural isolation thanks to gift from Sisters
• Wexford wonder cow leaves a lasting legacy
• ‘It’s the small details that make all the difference in the show ring
• Twizzle family began with Canadian embryo
• Gearing up for the 2020 sowing and silage seasons
• Grazing farm in the shadow of Slievenamo­n guided at €7,500/ac
• Traditiona­l Munster dairy farm on the market for €400,000
• Offaly opportunit­y: 155ac land bank with developmen­t potential
• Versatile Midlands farm guided at €500,000
• Land leasing prices begin to settle as dairy exuberance cools down
• Spare a thought for the men left high and dry after a lifetime spent living on their wits
• Vintage tractors to raise funds from London to Mayo
• ‘Planting old varieties of barley won’t give the same yield but it’s satisfying to keep them alive’

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