Irish Independent - Farming - 2018-12-18

• Thousands of farmers exiting suckler sector
• Glanbia under fire over cut to base milk price
• Teagasc study aims to assess labour pressures on dairy farms
• ‘These figures are just the thin end of the wedge for the suckler sector’
• Processors highlight disease risks from dirty sheep
• Farmers told to step up their exercise regimes
• ICSA calls for mediation on farm evictions
• Potato growers urged to stockpile seeds as Brexit comes home to roost
• From f ield to feast...
• The ‘vultures’ are circling — and we ignore them at our peril
• ‘Baileys ladies’ deliver 1.2m litres of milk per annum
• ‘You’ll always get someone turning up late on Christmas Eve looking for a turkey ’
• ‘IRELAND IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO GROW CEREALS’
• ‘We were given land and told it was our responsibi­lity’
• SWAPPING TOWN LIFE FOR THE HARD GRAFT OF FARMING
• Homegrown cereal stocks running low
• Later lambing date reflects the changing times we live in
• Grow your profits by maximising grass efficiency
• We should hang our heads in shame at scale of food imports
• Lighten the load
• Government is finally unveiling its plans to tackle emissions across all sectors, including agricultur­e, writes
• Price incentives needed to reward farmers who take
• Decisive climate change actions
• Osmonds cite regulation­s and online competitio­n for closure decision
• Southern breeders dominate at Ulster Society show in Lisburn
• Rapid recovery after stores flood system
• Mood music in sales ring beginning to change beat
• IN THE KNOW
• Little sign of festive cheer for finishers
• Tis the season to be cautious as the festive time of year presents a golden opportunit­y for thieves to target farms. But there are steps you can take to safeguard your property, writes
• End-of-year tractor sales drive machinery market recovery
• DON’T BECOME PART OF THE PROBLEM
• Mullins adds another Bow to his string
• Club proves a winner
• Going behind the scenes of the country music boom
• A handbook for these taxing times
• THREE STANDOUT FARMING READS
• Strong bidding sees compact Mayo farm beat its guide price
• The good life — for less than the price of an average semi-detached
• Moo-net talks: passion pays for farming artist
• At Christmas, home is where the hearth is
• Music with Eddie Rowley
• ‘We can’t continue with the present pricing structure’

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