Irish Independent - Farming - 2024-01-30

• ‘Fraudulent movements’ widespread in slurry exports
• French protests a warning to Government - IFA
• Kerry producer group to open for membership
• Breaking the rules no way to improve our water quality
• Emissions targets a big ask for top dairy farms
• Farmer’s ‘killer robots’ claim delayed Intel expansion for years
• Government introduces long-awaited agricultur­e appeals review panel
• IBEC CEO pressured Minister over ag-food regulator powers
• Bord Bia pulls award funding despite report recommenda­tion
• Farmer found sheep hanging off wire after dog attack
• At last – a fully electric SUV that fulfils the needs of rural Ireland
• Boot space and economy figures make Kuga hybrid a solid farm option
• How I paid €9 for a TAMS applicatio­n that should have cost €375
• It’s in livestock farmers’ interests to support better payments for the tillage sector
• How do I report my neighbour for removing hedgerows without him knowing it was me? Can he sue for defamation?
• How to avoid Capital Gains Tax traps
• Why it’s always worth talking through our problems with our peers
• Tips for making sure you have enough feed to last until turnout
• New milking machine was ready in the nick of time – now it’s up to me to adjust to it
• Soil analysis can boost productivi­ty, reduce costs and cut emissions
• Ways to compensate for a difficult autumn
• Battling with the long-term fall-out of
• It pays to supplement thin ewes ahead of lambing
• Mart prices firm further but not yet at frenzied levels reported 12 months ago
• Lamb quotes add 10c/kg as kill numbers remain lower than 2023
• IN THE KNOW
• AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
• Trade loses some bite but factories hungry for stock
• €16,220/ac paid for ‘prime parcel’ of Roscommon land with site potential
• 223ac working dairy farm near Athlone for lease at €80,000pa
• To lift or not to lift? What to do if a cow is ‘down’
• Owning up to spelling mistakes and why every day is a school day

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