Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-12-11

• Beef slaughter weights down across the board
• Hill farmers call for direct payments to be front-loaded
• Major overhaul of land-mapping system to start in new year
• Farmers must get ‘serious’ about crime prevention, warn gardaí
• Hares in the spotlight as researcher­s study impact of intensive farming
• IFA: farmers need competitiv­e rate for bio-energy feedstock
• More boats under inspection for live exports
• Sterling slump piles pressure on beef prices
• ICBF: Genetics can cut suckler emissions by 10pc
• ‘Regifting’ is one solution to the annual Christmas presents headache
• Jim O’Brien
• Dutch model offers ‘normal houses in a normal village’
• The methodolog­y and accuracy of the star-rating system doesn’t stand up to objective analysis, argues
• Sheep Ireland is achieving greater accuracy every year with its breed improvemen­t programme, maintains
• Sheep Farmer of the Year talks to Catherine Hurley about his drive for efficient farming
• ‘GRASS GROWTH WAS EXCEPTIONA­L IN OCTOBER’
• Potential is there to produce a lot of feed in a short time-span
• It’s time to put our shoulders to the wheel on herd health targets
• New CAP must deliver on food quality and quantity
• Taxman sets the record straight
• Trump’s illusory boom bypasses rural America
• My GLAS ‘eviction’ has been reversed but I
• Am left with much to stew on
• Agri-tech revolution must be open to all farms, says Hogan
• Brexit casts its shadow ringside
• ‘Farming is in my blood but the whole system is wrong’
• Prices stable after demand fuels brief surge
• Buyers defy naysayers by coming out in numbers
• IN THE KNOW
• Kill numbers help factories keep prices on the floor
• Long trip north pays off for Angus Society president
• Third-oldest bull proves to be Prince of pageantry — and prices
• Revving up for Christmas
• Farmer who loves hunting has defied all the odds
• For optimum performanc­e
• Mane attraction
• Waterford coastal farm ideal for dairy enterprise
• West Kerry grazing and tourism farm may fetch ¤1m
• North Roscommon holding ready for lift-off
• €40k and counting as JP’s charity tractor run goes viral
• Climate change journey can start with the smallest of steps
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• LIVING BY THE THERESA MANNION DOCTRINE AND AVOIDING UNNECESSAR­Y JOURNEYS COULD BE THE FIRST STEP ON MY WAY TO CARBON NEUTRALITY
• ‘Cherries were ¤10 a kilo – nearly as good as beef ’

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