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Ticking the boxes on TAMS-spec equine housing
Martin Merrick
Martin Merrick details some of the specs when it comes to completing works on housing for equines under TAMS.
28 August 2024 Buildings
Figures don’t add up for TAMS NISS
Martin Merrick details some of the key aspects of the latest TAMS III scheme, targeted at slurry storage for imported nutrients, and also does the sums on the value of importing slurry.
25 August 2024 Farm buildings
Removing tank residue on Co Wicklow dairy farm
Matt Ryan and his company Tank Environmental feel that they can offer a service that speeds up cleaning the bottom of tanks, while making the process a whole lot safer.
Specs on cubicles raised in new Teagasc booklet
A new booklet launched by Teagasc on cow cubicles gives some key parameters that farmers can use when designing sheds, writes Martin Merrick.
24 August 2024 Farm buildings
New 70% slurry storage grant now open for applications
While the 70% grant rate for creating storage for imported slurry opens this week, a separate scheme and ceiling for ordinary farmers is yet to get the green light.
21 August 2024 Farm buildings
Tranche 3 approvals approach half way point for TAMS
Over 1,700 applications under TAMS III tranche 3 have already issued close to half of all applications.
21 August 2024 Buildings
Watch: Lisbeg Farms' new greenfield 920-cow dairy unit
The Bourns family farm has undergone a major transformation with the conversion to dairy farming in recent years. Martin Merrick details some of its new facilities.
21 August 2024 Farm buildings
Price gap in fencing costs in TAMS
With creosote banned since April 2023, alternatives have pushed fencing prices up while reference costs have remained stagnant.
14 August 2024 News
Tranche 3 approvals begin issuing for TAMS
Over 1,300 applications under TAMS III tranche 3 have already issued, while approvals for tranches 1 and 2 are still ongoing.
7 August 2024 Schemes
Calculating straw requirements this winter
With straw supplies set to be tight this year, Martin Merrick calculates how much straw you will likely require and how best to save on straw usage.
7 August 2024 Buildings
Peter Sweetman: planning campaign sparked by illegal slurry spreading
Serial objector Peter Sweetman tells Caitríona Morrissey why he is targeting farm developments in a campaign on planning permission.
7 August 2024 Buildings
'Vexatious' planning appeals delaying farm building works
South Tipperary farmers have raised serious concerns over delays to on-farm building works as a result of planning objections.
31 July 2024 Buildings