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Posted by The Analyst | 28 July 2020 | Farming
John Fagan: Some pedigree breeders are doing sheep farmers no favours with their pumped-up rams

It's the time of year when I begin to focus my attention on preparing the flock for the breeding season. Although I won't be letting the rams out until the end of October, it's important nonetheless to condition score both rams and ewes to ensure that they have plenty of time to recover and prepare...

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 July 2020 | Farming
Gerard Sherlock: It’s a tall order, but we are working towards a target stocking rate of four cows per hectare

Two weeks ago, our farm hosted two groups of farmers. On Monday, July 13 a Grass10 meeting took place after a lapse of 23 weeks; two days later, the discussion group met after a lapse of 21 weeks.

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 July 2020 | Farming
Demand from southern plants see prices hold at €3.70-3.75/kg

Over the last two months base prices for bullocks and heifers have climbed, plateaued and climbed again.

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 July 2020 | Breaking News
Will our children become spreaders of the virus once schools reopen?

The reopening of schools across Ireland will put intense surveillance on the role of children in the Covid-19 ­pandemic.

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 July 2020 | Farming
Tillage farmers face losses of €250/ac on winter barley

Losses on winter barley will top €250/ac in some parts of the southeast, cereal growers conceded this week.

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 July 2020 | Farming
The light light show

With the calendar for 2020 lacking any agricultural shows, machinery manufacturers are somewhat limited in options when it comes to getting the news of their innovations out to the customers.

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 July 2020 | Breaking News
Tear gas, death and arrests as protests across the US boil over

Protests in several major cities across the US turned violent as weeks of civil unrest and clashes between activists and authorities boiled over.

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