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Prenups becoming more popular with younger farmers
Declan O’Brien
Leading farm succession specialist Aisling Meehan said she was now getting a lot more calls about prenuptial agreements.
3 July 2024 News
Macra seeking succession plan in Budget 2025
A key ask of Macra in the budget is the roll-out of a succession scheme to get more young farmers on the land.
3 July 2024 Dealer
Cannon fired through prenups
Prenups may be popular with young farmers but their constitutional and canonical validity has been queried.
Male culture still dominates sector
Just one in eight farms are owned and operated by women, with that proportion halving when it comes to the dairy sector.
3 July 2024 Feature
Farmers call for retirement scheme’s return
A conference on succession in Limerick hears calls for the reintroduction of a farm retirement scheme, to boost farm transfers and generational change.
3 July 2024 Farmer Writes
Welcome to BEEF2024
Frank O'Mara, director of Teagasc, outlines what's in store for people visiting BEEF2024 taking place on Wednesday 26 June 2024.
19 June 2024 Breeding & health
Goodman takes care of succession planning
Veteran beef baron Larry Goodman has resigned from numerous company directorships and put in succession structures in recent months.
12 June 2024 News
Limerick conference to tackle succession
The Irish Rural History and Policy Conference will assess the significance of the Succession Act of 1965 and trace developments in this area into the modern era.
12 June 2024 News
Weather triggers serious farmer mental health concerns
The general consensus in the agricultural sector is that the mood among farmers is on the floor.
29 May 2024 Feature
Ireland a laggard on pensions for farmers – report
The new report said young active farmers and spouses or civil partners working on farm should be required to pay mandatory PRIS contributions to safeguard their future State pension.
23 May 2024 News
‘Farmers are an engine that need looked after’
Rural Support held an event on ABP's stand at Balmoral Show last week. Peter McCann reports
22 May 2024 Northern Ireland
56% of small farmers have identified their successor
Most small farmers have already decided who will take over the farm when they retire, but few plan on transferring the farm over the next five years.
22 May 2024 News