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Posted by The Analyst | 21 April 2020 | Farming
Back from the brink: buoyant farmers stir memories of an epic sporting comeback

The recovery of factory sheep prices reminds me of the greatest of all Champions League finals - Liverpool's 'Miracle of Istanbul' in 2005.

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Posted by The Analyst | 21 April 2020 | Farming
Tom Staunton: We’re winding down from lambing and gearing up for silage

Lambing is nearly complete for 2020 with only about 10 ewes left to deliver.

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Posted by The Analyst | 21 April 2020 | Farming
‘We will struggle with labour shortages until society wakes up to the value of its farm workers’

Last week's Farming Independent reported on plans to charter flights to bring over 1,500 seasonal workers for the vegetable and fruit harvest here.

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Posted by The Analyst | 21 April 2020 | Farming
Robin Talbot: Is dock surge a consequence of spreading slurry with trailing shoe or dribble bar?

Grass growth seems to be kicking off in earnest and all stock is now gone to pasture.

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Posted by The Analyst | 21 April 2020 | Farming
Keelings’ critics need to get real about how Ireland’s food production system works

How divorced are people from the reality of food production? That's the question I was asking myself as the Keelings fruit picker controversy raged last weekend.

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Posted by The Analyst | 21 April 2020 | Breaking News
Two in ICU as airport fire service hit by wave of infections

Two members of Dublin Airport's fire service were admitted to ICU as at least 18 staff contracted Covid-19 during the pandemic.

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