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While the European commission has given approval for a 70% storage grant, uptake will likely be low, show surveys and analysis. Martin Merrick and Siobhan Walsh report.
After a tough spring and a list of field jobs for farmers to complete, the week ahead seems to be giving the opportunity for this work to be caught up on weather-wise.
Niall and Simone Maguire are utilising embryo transfer to speed up genetic gain in their pedigree and commercial suckler herd, with a new bespoke shed adding to the operation.
Although there were an additional 70 planning permissions granted in 2023 for agricultural buildings, the overall area of buildings constructed has decreased, reports Martin Merrick.
Trevor Boland is running a tight ship with his 50-cow part time suckler herd, with cow fertility, milk and high DMD silage the major building blocks in this success.
The volume of planning permissions granted for one-off housing has tumbled, while an increase in permission for other housing developments has increased from 2022 levels.