Irish Independent - Farming - 2019-01-22

• Live-cattle export growth under threat from EU ban
• Teagasc aiming to double number of contract-reared dairy heifers
• English ready to roll out electric tagging for cattle
• New restrictio­ns will hinder calf export trade, warns IFA
• Government under fire on ‘misguided’ forestry policy
• EU takes hard line on farm products in US trade talks
• Water fees ‘must be kept to a minimum’
• Agricultur­e most unequal sector in Irish economy
• Mart manager calls for united front to fight insurance hikes
• A woman in wellies who was a pioneer in her own field
• EBI average up 40pc in three years since milk quotas lifted
• Facing up to the hard facts on drystock
• Spring into action on calf health
• Calling in the vet is just half the battle when treating sick calves
• CALVING ESSENTIALS CHECKLIST
• Mild winter has led to a spike in pneumonia cases
• Once-a-day milking can go a long way to reducing dairy farmers’ stress levels
• Exceptiona­l start to the year has given us a grass boost
• Nitrates rules are forcing farmers to use chemical fertiliser­s instead of organics
• We are banking on a new disinfecta­nt to cut spring disease risks
• Law of averaging can take the sting out of tax bills
• CASE STUDY: HOW INCOME AVERAGES COULD CUT YOUR TAX BILL
• ‘Real effort’ needed to hit 2046 target on forestry
• Greenfield experience raises big questions
• CAP strategic plan facing thousands of amendments
• About rapid dairy expansion
• ‘It was time for us to stand up and fight’
• Another good week as prices inch upwards
• Good news on price front despite doom and gloom
• IN THE KNOW
• Cow kills tilting scales in favour of the factories
• The show must go on as new chief takes over at helm of ISA
• ISA’s reach extends to all corners of Ireland
• Top brands gear up for machinery exhibition
• Sales of timber harvesting kit rising
• Valtra ramps up the comfort and versatilit­y on the A Series
• Thyestes the springboar­d to greatness
• Champ Monbeg Notorious heads up Elliott’s entries
• Lough, stock and barrel
• 91ac residentia­l Wexford farm guided at €1m
• Tipp tops for most lucrative land — report
• Prime Cork dairy land for long-term lease at Conna
• Jon’s rural bachelor role is something to Crow about
• A change is gonna come — and we have to accept it
• Going Wild for Youth
• IN THESE ANXIOUS DAYS, THERE IS STILL THE LUXURY OF TIME AND SPACE TO PREPARE
• ‘Farmers must be compensate­d for environmen­t work’

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