Irish Independent - Farming - 2024-03-12

• Flexibilit­y on scheme applicatio­n errors sought
• Weak Angus calves struggle to secure bids
• Concerns over ACRES’ ‘embarrassi­ng’ anomalies despite record numbers
• ‘EU has lost touch with farmers’ – ICSA’s Punch to run for Europe
• Rule changes ‘knocking the socks’ off farmers
• An Taisce’s nitrates challenge not a Trojan horse, judge rules
• Up to 42pc of Irish water bodies set to fall short of critical 2027 EU target
• Europe is war-gaming a food crisis
• Sheep/beef welfare schemes open in months
• Short-term letting is ‘a hand grenade exploding’ in a ‘non-functionin­g’ housing market
• Don’t touch our badgers – they keep our herd TB-free
• Don’t mind the moaners – BDGP has improved the suckler herd
• Transferri­ng the farm – should you hold on to the house?
• A mighty plug-in hybrid jeep that’s fit for farm toil
• ‘It was a great move’ – why this West Cork farmer cross-bred his pedigree Holsteins
• ‘I thought you could just transfer the Irish dairy system to Germany, but Ireland is very special’
• How the dreaded TB test is delaying our turnout
• Tips for fertiliser and grassland management in a changing world
• Calf-rearing game is won in the third quarter
• Why other farm sectors can’t afford to let Irish tillage wither
• Rise in mart prices as numbers drop
• Hogget fetching up to €8.50/kg on the ground after latest lift
• Tide starting to turn as factories scramble to fill their order books
• IN THE KNOW
• AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
• East Cork dairy farm sells for €27,000/ac
• €2.5m paid for 105ac south Meath farm
• The importance of working with other farmers
• Driving rings around the climate crisis in the circular economy

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