Irish Independent - Farming - 2020-10-20

• Winter beef finishers face massive losses, warns Teagasc
• Rural backlash against Carbon Tax hikes
• Home brews
• European buyers battle it out for a small farm in Mayo
• Why I have been forced to install 24-hour surveillan­ce
• Factory prices remain at €3.60€3.65/kg despite the rising kill
• Carbon tax unfairly punishes rural Ireland — where people have no alternativ­e
• Straw price rises as supplies tighten for good-quality stocks
• Red-tape burden for tractors imported from Britain
• Ireland exported 1.8 billion litres of milk to Britain last year
• Small meat businesses at risk due to vet services funding row
• Marts to remain open amid stricter Covid restrictio­ns
• Beef finishers continue to shuffle their cards to stay in the game
• Farmer anger mounts at Bord Bia over handling of PGI bid
• ‘Bord Bia’s job is to promote Irish food yet it has not done anything to promote the best aspect of Irish food’
• What to do if you fear your farm is going to be repossesse­d
• ‘Rewetting land is anti-progress and anti-farming’
• ‘I had to establish a customer base before we were even considered for a loan’
• Organic option can give smaller operators a viable foothold in dairying
• Farmers can take the lead in improving water quality and promoting biodiversi­ty
• Once you close off a field don’t be tempted to go near it until spring you’re only codding yourself
• Keeping everything in trim on your farm is not just about looking good
• Budget pilot scheme could pose disease threat for cereal growers and be the final straw for some beef farmers
• Prices hold steady despite rising kill
• Hints of price rises around the corner
• Don’t overlook a one-off abortion — identify the cause or risk an outbreak
• How reduced ewe numbers can add up to increased profits
• Elite cows going head-to-head for ‘queen of the decade’ title
• Limerick company breaking new ground with its front-loaded mower technology
• Slurry solution: NI firm working ‘flat out’ on dribble bar tankers
• Fendt revamps the small tractor that packs a punch
• Gallop ahead in horsey country with a stud for under a million
• Rock solid Tipp farm guided at €16,000/ac
• All bases covered at €2m Kilkenny farm
• Midlands farm sells for €1.3m at drive-in auction
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