Irish Independent - Farming - 2020-05-26

• Drought fears turn up heat on farmers
• Taoiseach admits failing to protect farm incomes
• EU agricultur­e plans are laudable — but who’s going to pay?
• Designated lands now worth €2-3bn per year
• Calls to sack farm workers filming stunts for social media
• Cautious optimism as dairy markets rebound
• €1.6billion: the potential impact of Covid-19 on 2020 farm incomes
• Warning as Department checks bank accounts linked to young farmer grants
• High Court win for farm couple in bitter row over laneway access
• Stop the double standards and start protecting our meat factory workers
• All farmers need to think about farm safety before every single job
• ‘Milk quality will always be number one on this farm’
• ‘It might be a bit old-fashioned, but I think having a valuable calf is important’
• Juicy superfood is doing the business for pioneering farming family
• How dairy farmers can get their full CPO compensati­on rights
• Many more lives will be lost if our farming leaders don’t make safety their top priority
• How to protect your silage from the menace of bird attacks
• Separating fact from fiction in the push for greater yield
• Simple steps to slow down wormer resistance on your farm
• Heavy cattle prices hold as online sales prove to be a seller’s market
• Numbers game as recovering supplies put price rises on hold
• Hoggets bear brunt as factories slash prices
• Overworked bulls, reluctant foster cows, sickly calves and the dangers of tick-borne diseases
• The curious case of the dog recruited to induce a cow’s mothering instinct
• Online buyers drive strong clearance at Charolais sale
• ‘There is no going back to the way sales were conducted in the past’
• How to keep your round baler rolling this summer
• Cork holding snapped up in minutes after farmyard sale
• Covid-19 crisis highlights the benefits of country living as some urban dwellers start to size up their options
• Our love affair with the land
• ‘If I can pass on the farm in better shape than I got it, I’ll have achieved a lot in life’
• Pirates, aviators and revolution­aries the Irish women who refused to be shackled by convention

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