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Farm fatalities account for 40% of all work-related deaths

New Health and Safety Authority data reports sharp rise in work-related fatalities in 2025.

NEWS 5 January 2026

Farm fatalities account for 40% of all work-related deaths

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Succession scheme for Kerry suppliers

Succession scheme for Kerry suppliers

NEWS 11 December 2025

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

NEWS 6 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Dairy Day: succession woes leave French co-ops cagey on cutting milk prices

Dairy Day: succession woes leave French co-ops cagey on cutting milk prices

Dairy Day: succession woes leave French co-ops cagey on cutting milk prices

NEWS 15 November 2025

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New pension scheme will place a 'significant add-on' cost on farmers with staff

New pension scheme will place a 'significant add-on' cost on farmers with staff

From 1 January a new auto-enrolment pension scheme will come into force. Farmers with employees will have to contribute to the pension scheme.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Commission wants to double young farmer numbers

Commission wants to double young farmer numbers

Brussels called on member states to tackle non-farmer interests in the land market, saying they should “act against speculative acquisitions and land grabbing to keep land available for farming”.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Brussels to call for action against land grabbers and speculators

Brussels to call for action against land grabbers and speculators

The European Commission looks set to push EU member states to clamp down on land speculation, a leaked draft of an EU strategy for generational renewal suggests.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Booming cattle trade creating taxing times on suckler farms

Booming cattle trade creating taxing times on suckler farms

Adam Woods and Trevor Boland, ifac talk about 2025 accounts and why now is the time to plan for the 2025 tax bill.

MANAGEMENT 17 September 2025

Is it time for a land commission?

Is it time for a land commission?

Thirty-one recommendations are contained in the Government's succession plan report, but when will we see implementation of any of the new initiatives?

DEALER 17 September 2025

Frank Tobin to retire from Tirlán

Frank Tobin to retire from Tirlán

Tobin joined Glanbia in 1980 and held senior finance roles across ingredients, agribusiness, meats (UK and Ireland), and consumer foods.

NEWS 17 September 2025

€25,000 exit payment for older farmers proposed

€25,000 exit payment for older farmers proposed

Amy Forde and Noel Bardon report on the financial proposals contained in the long-awaited Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming report.

NEWS 17 September 2025

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Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

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