Investments

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

Daire Cregg reviews the 'Twenty ways to spend €20,000' panel discussion at Dairy Day 2025 and how the panel ranked the investment ideas.

MANAGEMENT 28 December 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

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Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

BUILDINGS 26 December 2025

TAMS ranking: winners and losers

TAMS ranking: winners and losers

INFRASTRUCTURE 24 December 2025

New farm grant to open in early 2026

New farm grant to open in early 2026

New farm grant to open in early 2026

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

BUILDINGS 17 December 2025

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Increased membership fees drive surplus at IFA

Increased membership fees drive surplus at IFA

Farmer representative organisation reports positive operating and net surplus.

MARKETS 30 September 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000

Twenty ways to spend €20,000

At Dairy Day 2025, we will look at some of the best investments out there following on from the recent Irish Farmers Journal 20 ways to spend €20,000 series.

DAIRY DAY 30 September 2025

Updates added to DAFM specs for mobile sheep handling and pig housing

Updates added to DAFM specs for mobile sheep handling and pig housing

Martin Merrick outlines some changes to the Department specifications that may affect those looking at purchasing under TAMS.

BUILDINGS 30 September 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: automatic calf feeder

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: automatic calf feeder

In the latest instalment of the series, Daire Cregg looks at automatic calf feeders as a way to reduce labour .

NEWS 30 September 2025

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

With a 60% grant aid available for items under the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme, Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers can invest in within their yard to improve farm safety.

BUILDINGS 30 September 2025

ACRES non-productive investments - what is available for support?

ACRES non-productive investments - what is available for support?

The deadline for applying for NPIs is 17 October 2025, with upwards of €17,500 in supports available.

SCHEMES 30 September 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: Milking parlour upgrades

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: Milking parlour upgrades

As part of the Twenty ways to spend €20,000 series, Daire Cregg looks at upgrading the milking facilities as a potential investment opportunity for Irish dairy farms

NEWS 30 September 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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