Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-05-08

• Furious farmers demand U-turn on tagging plan
• Fuel for thought
• We are years away from credible alternativ­es to diesel power in farming
• Sunny days ahead but is the big chill looming?
• Contractor­s hit hard by fodder crisis fallout
• Isolated farmers ‘are at their wits’ end’: ICSA
• LacPatrick under the spotlight on April milk prices
• Last-minute scramble on BPS applicatio­ns
• A winning
• It’s time for us all to start striving for balance in a world of extremes
• Preserves of strength as jam sideline thrives
• ATVs give farmers ‘false confidence’, warns safety expert
• New CAP will demand better results on biodiversi­ty schemes
• Tagging bombshell will push some farmers over the edge
• Alternativ­e fodder crops can improve animal performanc­e
• Bulls versus AI debate comes into sharp focus this breeding season
• Winter crops defy the weather odds
• Don’t let right of way issues be a no-go area
• ICMSA urges Creed to follow French lead in opposing ‘drastic’ CAP reform
• ALCOHOL BILL COULD REQUIRE WTO SCRUTINY
• Dairying can’t prosper in isolation from
• Farming is top priority for Brexit negotiator­s
• Milk production controls ‘inevitable’
• Other farming enterprise­s
• Unsung heroes of racing get their night in the spotlight
• Kill stats give lie to factory complaints
• Sellers hope sun can get prices rising
• New pricing structure as factories turn on the charm
• Celebratin­g the French connection
• Chairmen of Aubrac Society and their breeders hail from every corner of Ireland
• ‘Aubrac beef has a very nice flavour and texture,’ says award-winning Donegal producer
• Don’t get caught out by BPS small print
• Thirty years a-growing
• Make it pay to plant native woodlands
• Deer prudence vital to curb forest damage
• It’s ‘eyes across the ditch’ time for a cracking west Limerick holding
• Big interest for classy Kilkenny property
• Tractors make long trek to raise money for Crumlin
• We need action not talk on gender equality agenda
• ‘Get a piano, any piano, Jim Reeves is coming . . .’

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