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Finance
What to consider when building on the farm
Aisling Meehan
The legal and practical aspects to consider when building or renovating, writes Aisling Meehan.
29 January 2025 Money Mentor
What should I know as a farmer near retirement?
A look at the changes to the state pension and your tax returns, writes Marty Murphy.
29 January 2025 Features
Social farming provides benefits beyond the farm gate
Stephen and Heidi Morrison are bringing nature back to their family farm in Co Kildare, for the benefit of the community and the environment, writes Rosalind Skillen.
Bootcamp is a perfect fit for family farm
Getting into shape in the countryside has proved to be a winning concept for Tommie Costello’s Cuckoo Hill Bootcamp in Roscommon, writes Deirdre Verney.
22 January 2025 Features
Desperate Farmhusband: ‘it’s hard to feel productive at this time of year'
No cows to milk mean later wake-up calls for our Desperate Farmhusband. Does he have too much time of his hands?
15 January 2025 Features
Desperate Farmwife: is technology making my kids zombies or is it just me?
It feels like our kids were born with an innate understanding of how technology works.
8 January 2025 Features
Desperate Farmhusband: It looks like Christmas has thrown up all over the house
There's never a dull moment on our Desperate Farmhusband's farm - especially on those extra-frosty mornings.
18 December 2024 Features
In conversation with chef Alan Foley and poultry producer Billy Gray
A chef is only ever as good as their team and the quality of the ingredients used – this is why their relationships with primary producers are so important, writes Janine Kennedy.
27 November 2024 News
Rural Affairs: why we need to talk more about farm succession
The tricky subject of farm succession causes conflict in many families, but can be avoided with early conversations on the subject, says dairy farmer Anne-Marie Ryan from Co Tipperary.
6 November 2024 Features
Cultural change needed for women in succession
The inaugural Women & Agriculture Succession Workshop started a conversation where families need to have in terms of will and inheritance wishes in order to avoid conflict, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
29 October 2024 News
‘It would be nice if other residents of my home took cleanliness more seriously'
There's no use looking back and thinking, "what if?", but our Desperate Farmwife still can't help wondering about certain things in life.
23 October 2024 Features
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the team this week.
25 September 2024 l2