Irish Independent - Farming - 2024-04-02

• Carbon sink hedgerows need urgent protection
• Late sowing of crops brings added risks
• Plans need to be put in place to cope with extreme weather conditions
• Fewer undergrads are opting for agri courses
• ‘Confusion’ around fertiliser allowances
• ‘No money for fodder support scheme’
• Slurry capacity on drystock farms bigger issue than fodder supplies
• Workload the real stressor on dairy farms as weather bites – Teagasc
• ‘Roosters will be scarce by June’ – rain delays planting
• Farmers in no rush to sell despite ‘dream’ sheep prices
• 30pc of positive BVD herds in Kerry/ Limerick
• Failure to accept climate change is causing our fodder crisis this spring
• Few profession­s view 40 as being young, apart from farming and politics
• Our septic tank is located in our cousin’s field — do we have a right to access it or do we need to move it?
• Fused leg joints, a water belly and an inside-out calf make for tough call-outs
• 7 key steps to take before you sell timber — from contracts to tax
• Inside a 9,000ha Brazilian ranch battling tight profit margins and environmen­tal pressures
• ‘In the beginning, we killed lots of jaguars’ — balancing tourism with sustainabi­lity
• Explainer: What is the Residentia­l Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)?
• Will biogas plants provide additional income for farmers? I’m sceptical
• Tillage farmers are sticking to Plan A for now — with beans a hot topic
• Reality TV isn’t easy — but good craic
• Watching lambs leap makes you smile, despite the weather
• ‘I shudder to think what they’d make if the sun was shining’: mart trade eases
• ‘Suitable’ hoggets still making up to €8.50+20c/kg QA
• Quotes unchanged as Bord Bia predicts stable 2024 trade
• IN THE KNOW
• AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
• Horsepower pays €38,000/ac for 64ac grass farm on the outskirts of Clonmel
• ‘I just used the oil to run my car, I did not expect it to become profitable’
• I’m rediscover­ing the joy of hobbies and local groups I had left behind

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