Irish Independent - Farming - 2019-02-19

• Strong grass growth drives store price rally
• Fertiliser and feed inputs have to be cut, warns senior inspector
• Calf prices slide to €40-€60 per head as marts’ numbers increase
• Herbicide-resistant plants spreading in ‘tillage triangle’
• Reduced supply will see straw prices remain at €100/ac
• Is the era of unbridled dairy expansion coming to an end?
• A community’s fight for their post office offers hope for rural Ireland
• Labour demand from dairy sector up 20pc on 2018
• Sherlock: I needed to step back from 24/7 role on farming frontline
• Calving dates pushed back by three to five weeks
• Sam Wheeler
• ‘A lot of good solid feeding went into Tadhg and he definitely did his lift of the work around the farm’
• It’s all systems go for lambing
• The mild winter has made for a very welcome stress-free spring
• It pays to make most of February nitrogen window
• Tillage farmers are now fighting on two fronts for access to land
• The hard questions that need to be asked before leasing land
• It’s make or break for UK sheep sector as Brexit D-Day looms
• Social media spotlight is piling more pressure
• On farmers to up their game
• Farmers up demands for revamped forestry supports
• ‘We felt we had to do something different’
• New seven-year strategy has potential to kickstart growth in the organic sector
• Prices steady despite rumours of a 30c/kg drop
• IN THE KNOW
• Prices catch fire at marts nationwide
• The push for better young bull prices comes with some risks attached
• ONE IN FIVE OF THE BULLS SOLD FOR €4,000 OR MORE, WITH A TOP PRICE OF €6,100
• ‘Don’t wait for the perfect day – get fertiliser spread as soon as you can’
• ‘There’s no point being up half the night – you’re no good to yourself or the sheep’
• Why every spring grazing day counts
• WINTER CROP TIPS
• New approaches required to tackle rising disease resistance
• A classic Georgian residence in Galway comes with plenty of income potential and good grazing ground, writes
• Midlands residentia­l starter farm guided at €450,000
• It’s a battle in Ballybroph­y as land hungry dairy farmers vie for acres
• New York isn’t the only place that never sleeps
• Margo’s Big tribute to the ‘King of Country’
• ‘My salary has gone into machinery for the last few years ’

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