Irish Independent - Farming - 2020-03-17

• ‘Marts will be shut down unless rules are followed’
• Diesel boost for farmers as prices drop 22-24c/l
• We will all have to make sacrifices and tough decisions during this unpreceden­ted crisis
• Spike in rat infestatio­ns blamed on wet weather and baiting restrictio­ns
• Revamped suckler scheme seen as a move towards ‘simplified, practical measures’
• Inspection­s will continue as Department takes steps to protect CAP farm payments
• Irish food exports at risk as borders close across the continent
• Sinn Féin’s popularity among farmers soars as Fine Gael sinks
• Animal rights groups challenge calf exports as capacity increases
• Father and son tackle five burglars in farmyard raid
• Dairygold plant expansion likened to peat burning
• Our best laid plans are coming undone as the reality of Covid-19 strikes home
• A post-Brexit cheap food policy would devastate British farming
• A new lease of life for tenants and landlords
• Farming in the blood
• Focus on safety also paying dividends with farm efficiency
• ‘Farmers from abroad love visiting working farms here’
• ‘Start-up costs were low – building the website was the biggest cost’
• There’s no longer any excuse for farm disputes to end up in court
• Covid-19 fallout, Brexit and the EU push for budget cuts are looming large for all farmers
• Lamb thrive and ewes’ grassland management will be our main focus in the coming weeks
• Farming has to go on, but it’s essential we all take sensible precaution­s on Covid-19
• Farmers facing a race against time and the elements to get winter crops back on track
• Drop-and-go policy adopted at factories
• Uncertaint­y sees prices slip across the board
• Beef quotes are back slightly, but there’s no need for panic
• Cork bull top of the dairy pops for 2019
• A Longford-bred bull changed hands for €15,000 at the Charolais Society’s Premier Show and Sale, reports
• What new BEEP means for you
• JCB’s timeless workhorse reaches another landmark
• High ‘hope value’ in the heart of Dublin city’s commuter belt
• Snappy bidding pushes midland farm past its guide price
• Top-quality Kilkenny tillage holding guided at €15,000/ac
• Ready-to-go dairy farm with year-round grazing credential­s
• The true test of any society is how it treats its elderly and most vulnerable in times of crisis
• ‘We didn’t sprint into dairy expansion – it’s important to measure twice and cut once’

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