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Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme opens
James Hanly
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon made the announcement of the scheme with a budget of €1.5m.
22 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: mistakes made, lessons learned
Padraig Callanan learned an important lesson on safety when carrying out farm building work recently.
22 January 2025 Buildings
Pedigree polytunnel gets new cover
Ronan Gallagher has invested in a heavy-duty tarp cover for his existing polytunnel for his prize winning pedigree Texels.
Storm Éowyn: preparing your farm for a storm
With the weather warnings set to begin at 2am on Friday morning, Teagasc has advised farmers to prepare their farms and livestock for the storm.
22 January 2025 News
Pair of dairy farms available for lease
The land leasing market is kicking up a notch and a pair of dairy farms - one in Co Laois and the other in Co Tipperary - should attract good interest.
16 January 2025 Property
Five key areas to focus on calf housing
Housing is a critical factor in getting calves off to the right start in life, and getting all the boxes ticked can be difficult.
15 January 2025 Calves
Overground slurry stores see update in specifications
Slurry towers have received the first update in specification in nearly nine years, writes Martin Merrick.
8 January 2025 Buildings
Almost 40% of dairy farmers to invest in slurry storage
Overall, 72% of the 223 dairy farmers surveyed have plans to invest in their farm next year.
1 January 2025 News
Over 200 sheds granted planning in quarter three of 2024
In total 241 sheds were granted permission for either a new building, or an extension, or conversion to a new shed in the third quarter of 2024.
1 January 2025 News
Over 1,000 farm buildings saved by grant scheme
“I’m a big believer in the ripple effect and when people see an old building repaired, they look at their own yard,” Anna Meenan of the Heritage Council told Caitríona Morrissey.
30 December 2024 Buildings
Farm buildings 2024: our top five features
We have had some fantastic features over the last 12 months, with some of our readers' favourites listed below.
24 December 2024 Buildings
TAMS tranche six closed for submissions until 9 January 2025
The Department has said the pause in submissions is to facilitate development work for the introduction of the 60% grant aid rate for nutrient storage investments.
9 December 2024 Buildings