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Owen Cashman
on 06 Jul 2018
Good week, bad week: winners and losers in farming this week
The Irish Farmers Journal reviews the week that has been – who had a good week and who endured a difficult seven days?
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Owen Cashman
on 06 Jul 2018
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Good week for:
Farmers looking for finance, as Credit Union delivers
€10m in farm loans.
Fire and rescue crews, as they have successfully battled over
400 wildfires
in the dry period.
The farmers who are blessed to have straw to sell, as prices are off to a
strong start.
Malting barley growers, as
a better deal
is agreed with IFA.
Bad week for:
Anyone who spent time rain-dancing, as no
significant rainfall in sight.
Farms near
a drinking water supply,
as environmental officers enforce buffer zones, limiting the use of the land.
Dairy farmers, as
electricity increases
to cost nearly €400/year.
Farm incomes, as the cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy may see a reduction in
average farm income
of €3,000.
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