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Hard work to whip new land into shape

John Egerton and his sons have put a lot of effort into getting purchased land into a productive state.

FARMER WRITES 6 August 2025

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New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

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Farmer Writes: grass supplies on a bit of a knife edge

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Twenty ways to spend €20,000: grazing infrastructure

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MANAGEMENT 7 May 2025

Generators and wood chippers account for 68% of emergency TAMS applications

Generators and wood chippers account for 68% of emergency TAMS applications

1,217 generators and 363 wood chippers were applied for in tranche 7, dubbed the 'emergency TAMS tranche'.

SCHEMES 7 May 2025

TAMS III: avoiding the pitfalls when applying

TAMS III: avoiding the pitfalls when applying

Queries add additional work and delay approvals of TAMS applications, so ensuring that you do not fall in to some of the common pitfalls below should help prevent this.

SCHEMES 7 May 2025

Over 26% of cattle kill this year from finishing units

Over 26% of cattle kill this year from finishing units

Throughput from finishing units in the first four months of the year reached 167,000 head, an increase of 15,500 head on 2024 levels

NEWS 7 May 2025

Struggling to manage grass - could temporary fencing provide a solution

Struggling to manage grass - could temporary fencing provide a solution

An escalation in input prices in recent years has put a greater focus on driving performance from a grass-based system, but some fencing options have also become more costly.

MANAGEMENT 7 May 2025

Equine fencing gets new specifications under TAMS

Equine fencing gets new specifications under TAMS

The new specifications mainly involve the erection of horse mesh fencing.

BUILDINGS 7 May 2025

Farmer Writes: breeding kicks off

Farmer Writes: breeding kicks off

Breeding has also started, so with one eye on the cows yet to calve the other is being thrown to the future ones.

FARMER WRITES 7 May 2025

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