Irish Independent - Farming - 2024-04-23

• Farmland prices set to rise by 6pc this year
• Farm inspection­s resume after three-week pause
• Denmark to let Nitrates Derogation run out
• ‘Consolidat­ion of dairy processing inevitable but not close’ – Lakeland
• ‘It’s not currently commercial­ly viable to send cuts of Irish beef to China’ – MII chief
• Department, farmers and vets at odds on TB controls
• EU dairy herd and milk supplies to fall, but Irish levels to stay stable
• Farmer had ‘Judas’ guilt for sending cows to the factory after TB reactors
• Potatoes and crisps rising in price as late sowing leads to shortage
• No prosperous future without a growing ag sector – Harris
• Climate is a bigger issue than farming for Irish
• Lack of mental health support in rural Ireland, study finds
• Public sector’s organic target is grand, but buying Irish would be better
• I’m a big fan of cover crops – but I regret selecting them as an ACRES option
• How this award-winning Galway farmer is reaping the benefits of 50 years of focusing on grass growth
• ‘When my wife and I started out, making cheese from sheep milk was unheard of ’
• My three top priorities for when the weather takes up
• Why I’m confident a €7 bolus is worth the time and effort
• The ‘chew-rious’ incident of the dog in the night-time
• €100/ha payment is a sticking plaster when tillage sector needs surgery
• Lighter stock get biggest lift as former finishers buy now to sell in autumn
• Hogget up another 30-40c/kg – and the good times should last
• Farmers urged to push for higher prices ahead of Euros and Olympics
• IN THE KNOW
• AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
• 60ac of top Tipp territory with period mansion guided at €1.4m
• ‘Fully functionin­g’ 160ac West Wicklow dairy farm for €1.5-1.7m
• €20,000/ac the order of the day as auction season cranks up
• ‘A kidney transplant and my horse Dolly saved my life’
• Stardust tragedy made us realise how fleeting youth was in 80s Dublin

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