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€10/ewe young farmer top-up sought by meat industry

Meat Industry Ireland has sought a €10/ewe top-up for young farmers and the introduction of a succession scheme.

NEWS 20 August 2025

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Hard work to whip new land into shape

Hard work to whip new land into shape

FARMER WRITES 6 August 2025

Almost 900 apply for new nature scheme

Almost 900 apply for new nature scheme

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 August 2025

Irish Rail seeking forestry consultant

Irish Rail seeking forestry consultant

Irish Rail seeking forestry consultant

FORESTRY 3 August 2025

New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

NEWS 30 July 2025

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

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

One of the fields earmarked for reseeding is already burned off and ploughed and will hopefully be sowed this week, weather permitting, writes James Strain.

FARMER WRITES 14 May 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: grazing infrastructure

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: grazing infrastructure

In the first of a new series on evaluating spending options on dairy farms, Daire Cregg looks at the costs involved in improving grazing infrastructure and asks if it is a good investment.

MANAGEMENT 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 May 2025

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SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2025: showcasing the future of sustainable livestock farming

As the global conversation around sustainability intensifies, the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE stands out as a concrete example of how livestock farming can adapt to meet environmental and economic demands.

SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2025: showcasing the future of sustainable livestock farming

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