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Posted by The Analyst | 19 July 2019 | Breaking News
Upper Crust owner feels the heat from grounding of Boeing planes

The owners of Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza has revealed that sales have been hit by the continued grounding of Boeing's Max 737 planes, with passengers being moved away from terminals.

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 July 2019 | Breaking News
Iran denies US claims it destroyed Iranian drone near Persian Gulf

Iran has denied President Donald Trump's statement that a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf after it threatened the ship.

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 July 2019 | Farming
Majority of dairy farmers willing to plant forestry

A recent survey of dairy farmers which showed that 84pc would be willing to plant trees on their farm is a clear signal that farmers are willing to make a contribution to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 July 2019 | Farming
Hill farmers demand end to Pillar 1 payments for nitrate derogation farmers

Farmers who avail of a nitrates derogation should not qualify for any Pillar 1 CAP payment, and these funds should be redistributed, according to the INHFA's 10-point plan for the suckler sector.

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 July 2019 | Farming
Deforestation in Brazil accelerates in July, threatening EU trade deal

More pressure is set to be heaped on the EU Commission to abandon its controversial Mercosur trade deal after new data shows deforestation in Brazil has soared in July.

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 July 2019 | Farming
Darragh McCullough: ‘Forestry will be a big part of farming’s future but placing all our bets on Sitka spruce is pure folly’

For the past couple of months I've been looking at my options for getting into forestry. For years, I'd been guilty of dismissing it as an enterprise that was only of interest to farmers on marginal land.

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 July 2019 | Farming
At 80,000ha, we remain on course for a record harvest of winter barley

We are just heading into the harvest of the largest area of winter barely we have ever had in this country. It's approaching 80,000ha this year. For an individual crop, this is a remarkable success story.

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