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Teagasc moves to restructure advisory service
Amy Forde
Amy Forde and Rachel Donovan report on Teagasc's restructuring strategy which aims to enable advisers to deliver a better service to farmers.
29 January 2025 News
Teagasc piloting new farm adviser strategy
Following a review of how Teagasc delivers advisory supports to clients, it has developed a new strategy which it said will enable the authority to “deliver a better service to farmers”.
22 January 2025 News
Dairy farmers need to ask the right questions about their business model
Farmers from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales listened to industry experts at the Positive Dairy conference in Cork last week. Jack Kennedy reports.
Succession plan knocked back by IHT change
The proposed reforms of UK inheritance tax could have big implications for our farm, writes John Egerton.
23 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Beef Management: pneumonia cases on the rise and managing cashflow
Adam Woods takes a look at managing cashflow on a drystock farm and what to do in the face of a pneumonia outbreak.
11 December 2024 Management
Protest: UK farmers return to Westminster over inheritance tax changes
Farmers continue to protest this week, as the UK government sticks to its plans to impose new inheritance tax rules.
11 December 2024 News
Claas launches new UK-based Digital Experience Centre
Claas has developed a new Digital Experience Centre at its UK headquarters at Saxham, Suffolk.
4 December 2024 News
Teagasc research sounds alarm on social vulnerability of farms
Caitríona Morrissey take a closer look at Teagasc's recent farm sustainability report and what it says about farmer age, isolation and
20 November 2024 Climate and environment
New IFA programme to identify the next generation of leaders
The ‘Ready to Lead 2025’ programme is aimed at young farmers with an interest in farm policy.
15 November 2024 News
Delay farm transfer relief changes welcomed by IFA and ICMSA
IFA farm business chair Bill O’Keeffe said the IFA was keen to ensure that agricultural relief was targeted towards genuine farmers.
1 November 2024 News
ECB interest rate reductions must benefit farmers - IFA
The European Central Bank has announced another interest rate cut by a quarter of one percent.
21 October 2024 News
All active farmers must be able to avail of farm transfer relief – ICMSA
Further guidance needed to make sure that those farm families in partnerships or companies are not disadvantaged, the ICMSA has said.
11 October 2024 News