Irish Independent - Farming - 2020-03-10

• Farmland price cap on coalition talks agenda
• Warning over penalties on BDGP payments
• Dairy exports outlook hit by virus and oil prices double whammy
• Army shot ‘dangerous’ cattle for ‘health and safety reasons
• No need for extra precaution­s with protected urea — Teagasc
• Misguided anti-forestry protests harm farmers and the environmen­t
• Hooked on painkiller­s: farming’s hidden addiction
• Aiming high in Charolais country
• ‘I don’t know how I would have started this business without social media’
• ‘We ran a pig farm, so the planners were happy for me to go into something else!’
• Alleged collusion not the biggest issue facing beef sector — Power
• Hygiene is essential for reducing lamb mortality
• We are taking a zero tolerance approach to mad cows and wild cattle
• The next month will be critical in making up for lost time on grazing
• Switching to medicinal herbs was just what doctor ordered
• Mood of caution as factories hint at cuts
• Beef men drive prices as they gear up for grass
• Quotes steady as factories insist virus is ‘nothing we can’t handle’
• Very strong numbers in Roscrea as farmers seek stock for grass
• Farmer’s eyes on Cheltenham prize
• Pedigree bull trade taking a hit from spring downpours
• Prime Meath grazing ground for €8,250/ac
• Farming and developmen­t opportunit­ies in Tipperary
• ‘Gem’ of a farm on the market for €13,000/ac
• Farming in near splendid isolation on the west coast
• Strong bidding at Wexford and Tipp auctions
• The time for political navel-gazing is over: we need a new government and we need it fast
• Wexford school offers Ag Science to Junior cycle
• ‘There’s a lot of pressure on farmers around slurry capacity on farms due to the weather’

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