Irish Independent - Farming - 2024-02-20

• Dairy market upturn yields January milk price boost
• €5,000 ACRES interim payment due in days
• United zero-tolerance message from farm organisati­ons needed
• Vote for farmer-friendly candidates – Gorman
• Stapleton calls on farmers to get behind IFA
• Marts warn weak dairy calves almost unsaleable
• Sacked livestock agent ‘in wrong place at wrong time’ for off-books cattle trade
• Farmers see water protection rules as a nuisance – Teagasc expert
• Forestry firm directors personally liable for debts
• EU farmer protests starting to hit demand for tractors
• No evidence forestry fund is ‘performing strongly’
• Why I’m voting no: This chaotic idea is ripe for exploitati­on and could break up farms Could break up farms
• Why I’m voting yes: It’s long-overdue recognitio­n for tens of thousands of ‘other’ family units
• An Irish Brexit would be a bad idea for farmers
• Why I am converting to organic
• Lots to admire but Solterra lacks towing capacity and range to be a working farm car
• How to make your beef operation more efficient while cutting its carbon footprint
• Ewe nutrition tips for the last weeks before lambing
• Top tips for reducing the heavy workload at calving
• Why reducing pesticide use is bad for consumers, bad for the environmen­t and bad for farmers
• Factories, feeders and shippers driving up mart prices for ordinary farmers
• Hogget quotes up 50-55c/kg in three weeks after latest rises
• Quotes back another 5c/kg – and factories poised to get tough on overweight stock
• IN THE KNOW
• AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
• 60ac in the Little Bare Hills of Offaly for €13,000/ac
• 25ac of land and two houses in Kildare horsey country guided at €720,000
• Still lots you can do halfway through calving season to prevent outbreaks
• Why Jerseys are ‘the ideal addition to any dairy farm’
• How tying down my pension could mean loosening up my future

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