Irish Independent - Farming - 2024-01-23

• Dairy farmers face long waits to switch processor
• Waning supplies and suppliers pose questions for all in the dairy sector
• Farm is fined in shed extension fatality case
• Farmers asked to report bogus seed offers
• Teagasc set to pilot new expert advisory roles
• €5,000 raised to fight Beef Index changes
• Dairy beef action plan launched as activists put pressure on ferry firms
• ‘Meat factory directors should be liable for firm’s €2.7m debts’
• Farmers asking contractor­s to spread slurry during closed period is ‘a tricky situation’ – FCI
• Molloy to succeed Bergin as CEO of Tirlán
• Smaller farm vehicles going electric while industry’s big guns go large
• Five farm targets for the year – from cutting out soy to selling butter
• Farmers complain about the factories – but it’s the retail giants that really determine our prices
• The vet took a quick look at my sick sheepdog and said he was fine. The dog died that night. Can I sue?
• Rearer produces ''best batch of calves ever'' by feeding 25% protein replacer
• US farmers renew Trump support despite trade war fears
• The gut is as vital to a calf as the engine is to a car – here’s how to look after it
• Tips to help you decide if it’s a wise move to re-stock now
• Why beef/sheep farmers should partner up with tillage farmers and plant crops
• Pivotal moment for dairy industry as costs soar and land gets scarcer
• Handy tips to make sure you’re ready for lambing season
• ‘Frightenin­g’ prices for good stores as low numbers add fuel to hot trade
• Lamb poised to break €7/kg as Easter and Ramadan approach
• Lessons we can learn from the USA’s drop in numbers
• IN THE KNOW
• AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
• 170ac of cleared forestry land in Kildare guided at €5,000-7,000/ac
• 69ac holding in ‘sleepy corner’ of West Cork guided at €1.2m
• ‘We need to address fears over weed burden if we want more tillage farmers to convert’
• Meet the Leitrim-based American former nurse who started farming in her 70s
• I’m banking on winning a tractor to compensate for my empty pension pot

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