Infrastructure

Highly engineered buildings for high yielders in Kilkenny

O’Dwyer Steel has ensured that the new rotary shed and cubicle house on the Ardboy Dairy farm just outside Kilkenny city.

INFRASTRUCTURE 27 April 2025

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Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

INFRASTRUCTURE 26 April 2025

Strength and safety key focus for new suckler calving shed

Strength and safety key focus for new suckler calving shed

INFRASTRUCTURE 26 April 2025

Seaside second block gets major infrastructure upgrade

Seaside second block gets major infrastructure upgrade

Seaside second block gets major infrastructure upgrade

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

Seeing double with two underpasses in Cork

Seeing double with two underpasses in Cork

Seeing double with two underpasses in Cork

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

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Is it a wise time to invest in infrastructure?

Is it a wise time to invest in infrastructure?

Does it make sense now, with high commodity prices, to return that money back in to the business through developments of infrastructure? Martin Merrick attempts to answer such.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 December 2024

Farm fencing – to go with or without TAMS aid

Farm fencing – to go with or without TAMS aid

Bovine electric fencing has a reference cost of €2.77/m while sheep fencing has a reference cost of €6.75/m on lowland ground and €8.81/m on mountain terrain.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 December 2024

Brass tacks to know when building a rural home

Brass tacks to know when building a rural home

From securing planning permission to ensuring you have all your ducks in a row for a mortgage application, these are the essentials when it comes to building a home in rural Ireland.

FEATURES 23 December 2024

Lack of knowledge a stumbling block to securing planning

Lack of knowledge a stumbling block to securing planning

Local authorities suggest poor advice and a lack of knowledge are among the reasons people in rural areas are being refused planning permission for a home

FEATURES 23 December 2024

Ensuring safe cattle handling: an overview of the Grandin approach

Ensuring safe cattle handling: an overview of the Grandin approach

Temple Grandin is a pioneer in cattle handling and understanding how best to design handling units around animal behaviour.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 December 2024

Handling investments always a wise investment

Handling investments always a wise investment

Having good handling in place needs to be the central goal, not only for our own safety but for those who have to work within our yard, writes Martin Merrick.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 December 2024

New Galway yard makes handling 100 cattle a one-person operation

New Galway yard makes handling 100 cattle a one-person operation

A look at a newly erected large cattle yard, designed for safety of operator and cattle.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 December 2024

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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