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Editorial: calf prices go up
Jack Kennedy
Every farm business selling stock over the coming months will need to reassess taxable revenues.
28 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern Irish sheep farmers struggling to remain viable without support - UFU
The UFU and the Northern Ireland Sheep Industry Taskforce have reiterated calls for urgent action to support the affected local farmers and to tackle scab appropriately and effectively.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Legal expert sees no hope of inheritance tax change
Agricultural solicitor Stuart Maggs spoke to Peter McCann about the planned changes to inheritance tax rules in the UK.
ICMSA demands immediate review of TAMS costings
The ICMSA has said that building seasons are being lost as a result of the delay.
12 March 2025 News
Irish farmers paying 3% more than European counterparts on loans - ICMSA
The ICMSA has described the higher rate of interest on farm loans in Ireland as “crippling”.
4 March 2025 News
Farmers urged to act on RZLT application before deadline
Following intensive lobbying on the residential zoned land tax last year, then-Minister for Finance Jack Chambers announced an exemption for landowners in Budget 2025.
3 March 2025 News
DAERA outlines new farm penalty system
The revised system of penalties for farmers who are found in breach of the new rules was described as 'a significant change in approach'.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Clonakilty wins 2025 colleges challenges day
The day features competitions in traditional stock judging, tractor driving, welding, fencing as well as a mix of sporting challenges.
17 February 2025 News
Teagasc moves to restructure advisory service
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”.
29 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.
22 January 2025 News
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