Irish Independent - Farming - 2021-01-26

• Dairy set for another boom year as global demand rises
• ‘Baby Home survivors should be compensate­d for unfair inheritanc­e tax on farms’
• Calendar farming is not workable but some farmers need to rethink their slurry spreading
• Positive outlook for sheep farmers despite price dip
• Horticultu­re sector facing wipeout — 17,000 jobs at risk
• €9.4m expenses bill for Department, Teagasc and Bord Bia staff in 2020
• Dairygold to start random testing of milk for pesticides
• ‘Turf-cutting derogation on BNM bogs needed to prevent fuel poverty in midlands and the west’
• Land assessment sought on bog rewetting project
• Solar energy is a golden opportunit­y that’s going abegging for farmers
• ‘You can get by with a bad shoulder or knee, but if your back is in trouble you’re done’
• How northern buyers shook up the Beef trade in 2020
• Northern buyers ‘were vital last year and will be so again in 2021’ is the verdict from mart managers
• Consumers driven by price rather than carbon footprint
• Beef farmers face an uphill battle as long as middlemen continue to dictate terms of the retail trade
• Late pregnancy feeding sets the standard for your production year
• Selling small and often can take some of the risk out of forward selling
• We all need a ‘Plan B’ to keep the farm ticking over if illness strikes
• Prices dip as the numbers begin to rise nationwide
• Mart Reports
• Demand stays strong, but prices have levelled off
• Worst fears averted as quotes drop by 20c/kg
• Keeping a newborn calf warm on a cold, frosty night is hugely important
• Why ‘happy cows’ are the secret of award winning dairy herd’s success
• Focus on quality breeding sees Jackson clan maintain winning streak
• ‘Having farmed organicall­y, I could never see myself reverting to convention­al production’
• The big switch: the suckler farmers who have converted from beef to organic dairy
• Take action now on feeding plans as global supply crisis deepens and prices continue to rise
• It’s Prosperous by name and prosperous by nature
• ‘Lucky’ Curragh stud changes hands for €4m
• Strong holding in south Tipp on the market for €570,000
• Tug-of-war legend farmer nominated as the Greatest Athlete of All Time
• Words can build and break, hurt and heal, and change the course of history

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