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Farm safety
‘Safety is not an optional extra, it’s a priority’ – IFA
James Hanly
The scheme, announced by Minister Martin Heydon and Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, allows farmers to write off 50% of the cost of eligible safety equipment each year over two years.
3 April 2025 News
'Brave steps' needed on TB - Lakeland Dairies meets Minister Heydon
Lakeland Dairies’ chair Niall Matthews sat down with Minister Heydon and spoke about the issues that affect its farm families.
28 March 2025 News
Pumping station switched on at Lough Funshinagh
The interim flood relief scheme was activated on Friday in a move that the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) described as 'as a major step in the right direction'.
Editorial: building on nitrates success
We need to fix soil fertility, because this allows better use of all nutrients on farms.
19 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: past mistakes haunting Department initiatives
Farmers have lost confidence in the officials before the game has started.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Time well spent in health check van
John Egerton urges other farmers to avail of the Farm Families Health Check service.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Tirlán launches €5m TB support programme
Tirlán CEO Seán Molloy said that there has been an increase nationally in the number of herds affected by TB and the co-op is taking a proactive approach to the challenge.
11 March 2025 News
Agricultural tax relief back in the spotlight
The Department of Finance is now engaging with farm sector stakeholders regarding the controversial amendments.
5 March 2025 News
Roads policy leaving farm families out in the cold
With safety issues being cited as a reason for rural housing development being stifled, we talk to a farmer who was refused planning permission, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
5 March 2025 Features
Treasury agree to meeting on inheritance tax
Treasury officials have had limited interaction with farmers representatives since the controversial changes were announced in late October.
12 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Share your views on fallout from storm Éowyn
As thousands remain without electricity in the midlands and west, we want to hear how farm families and rural dwellers are affected by the ongoing fallout from storm Éowyn.
7 February 2025 News
US farmers fear retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs
US farmers exports billions of dollars of agricultural products and rely on Canada for 85% of its potash imports.
4 February 2025 News