Irish Independent - Farming - 2024-03-26

• Call for fodder support scheme as more rain to wreak havoc
• Farmers to pay more for contractor services
• Irish grass-fed beef lands on Italian shelves
• Farm plastic levy to rise amid IFFPG losses
• ‘Huge gulf between TAMS and actual costs’
• Roscommon farmer (90s) forced to sell livestock as lake floods his land
• EU buckling over farmer protests and giving up on nature – Ryan
• Marts fined for improper conduct
• Key Ag Schemes account for just 86c out of every €100
• Sanctions reduced for worker who struck a cow
• Farmers may hike intensity to supply silage to AD plants, EPA warns
• ‘Dairy farmers are driving up price of land — not me’
• O’Leary on why he’d tell farmers to turn their tractors around if they protested at airport
• Why you should look at the ingredient­s on your Easter eggs this year amid cocoa price surge
• Cashing out – what are the main tax consequenc­es of disposing of shares?
• Counting the cost of rearing bull calves – €146 and I got €58/hd for them
• Why it pays to prevent disease outbreaks – in more ways than one
• A blood test can reveal hidden issues
• How PIP maps help with making decisions around fertiliser spreading
• Purchasing a new stock bull doesn’t make sense to me now
• Tips for dealing with rain-disrupted crops and plans.
• Benefits of having a grazing plan in place from the autumn
• ‘Phenomenal’ demand for Angus as mart numbers up around the country
• Hogget prices rise another 30c/kg, cull ewes add 20c/kg
• Quotes largely unchanged as agents ‘buy out’ beef
• IN THE KNOW
• AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
• Wicklow parcel of land presents good solar opportunit­y
• Medium-sized farms for more affordable prices dominate the market in Leinster
• Cork couple changing the milk scene despite not owning a farm
• Human optimism survived the Cold War, but will a hot planet kill it off ?

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