Irish Independent - Farming - 2021-04-06

• Meat factories come out fighting as stand-off looms on beef price gap
• ‘Land hunger’ and the fight for Irish freedom
• Co-ops must not lose the farmer-led ethos that has done so much for Irish agricultur­e
• Environmen­tal Pillar holds fresh talks with Department
• Key Project Woodlands staff still not appointed
• Pressure mounts in dairy sector as TDs weigh in on Glanbia row
• Brexit leaves farmers without grass seed
• New 10ha REAP pilot scheme ‘a political con job’ – Cullinan
• The Kiwi flatworm can knock grass yields by 7pc
• Surge in permits for non-EU meat factory workers
• An Taisce vs Glanbia: Behind the battle lines of a pivotal planning case
• Tunnel vision: the solution to our land problems?
• How tradition and innovation are shaping the future of a Model County farm
• Measured approach allows farm to cope with the massive demand for spring grass
• Up in flames: how land hunger fuelled the burning of Ireland’s ‘Big Houses’
• ‘Little boy shot dead in Roscommon’ — the story of my grand-uncle who was working in the fields when he was gunned down by the Black and Tans’
• Co-ops in the line of fire as Crown forces take reprisals for IRA attacks
• Livestock sector can learn some valuable lessons from the Scottish ‘barley beef ’ production system
• Good forage is the cornerston­e of a successful spring
• The steps we must take as we try to prosper without chlorothal­onil
• I’m banking on the genetic merits of my new team of bulls to boost the herd’s fertility figure
• Mart reports
• Prices move up a gear as grazers chase supplies
• More farmers digging in for the elusive €4/kg
• Factory tussling drives prices further forward
• Service industry — how to get the best out of your bulls
• Dairy breeders selling out as demand for bulls goes through roof
• Keeping up the family reputation for top-quality Hereford stock
• Sale rises above restrictio­ns
• Belt balers cutting a swath in the forage machinery market
• Going electric: New Holland stakes its claim in battery-powered tractors
• Hot topic: how to maximise the heat detection rate in seasonal calving herds
• Take 5 Simple steps to ensure consistent fertility rates
• Lakeside holding with great views and plenty of potential
• Forestry and grazing land parcels from €25,000 in east Cavan
• Compact farms from €5,000/ac in the south-east
• Private treaty and online sales continue to deliver strong prices nationwide
• ‘Our Rural Future’ plan reads like a letter from Santa, but let’s take the Government at its word

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