Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-04-17

• Inter-farm trading between tillage growers and livestock farms to be encouraged
• Farmers fork out up to €60 per bale in north west
• Marts’ safety measures to restrict pen access
• Red-hot trade for hoggets could last till summer
• Action urged as deer leave mountains to seek out food
• Contractor­s can no longer act as ‘unpaid bankers’ for farming
• Reconnecti­ng with nature is so much more than a walk in the park
• Making a decision on mineral supplement­s
• Slashing energy costs by up to 40pc is ‘realistic’ target
• Farmers urged to bargain hard as processors face cattle shortage
• Beef farmers ‘must see dividend’
• ICMSA anger at co-ops over milk price cuts
• EU ready to offload its stockpile of SMP
• Big questions need to be asked about the drive for high cost beef systems
• It’s the first time in 30 years I didn’t get cows to grass in March
• It’s time to focus on the positives and draw a line under the winter weather wipeout
• This year’s terrible weather will have knock-on effects in 2019
• China now ready to open its doors to Irish beef
• Has fodder crisis highlighte­d a failing farming
• Butter prices boost Lakeland revenues
• Model with too many dairy cows?
• Making the grade
• Boost for farmers as hogget prices jump again
• Mart buyers cut their ‘damp’ cloth
• SHEEP FARMING:
• The management techniques
• ‘It is important ewes do not a male for at least four weeks
• Have sight, smell or sound of prior to teaser introducti­on’
• Crop Production Ag Focus
• Crop Production
• Soil profiles
• Prices edge upwards onto firmer ground
• French connection brings sale success
• ‘Red’ shades it in Angus sales
• Cutting edge silage advice
• ‘The sector can easily take in an additional 10,000ac’
• Opportunit­y knocks for sustainabl­e farming
• Getting to grips with soaring fuel costs Derek Casey looks at how factors such as tractor choice, tillage systems and tyre pressure impact on agri-diesel bills
• High hopes
• Lakeside Mayo farm guided at €650,000
• Room to roam on a traditiona­l style Kilkenny holding
• Solid Roscommon grazing land for €5,000 per acre
• A bridge with the past in Meath
• Teddies at the ready for fundraisin­g tractor run
• A life lived with determinat­ion, energy, joy and loads of love
• Are you Ireland’s next country music star?

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