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New Macra president sees huge opportunities to grow membership
Noel Bardon
Current chair of Macra's board Josephine O'Neill spoke of her passion for Irish agriculture on being elected the organisation's next president.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Don’t bet the farm on inheritance tax change
To date, senior Labour politicians have appeared unsympathetic to concerns raised by farmers.
2 April 2025 Dealer
Star ratings a celestial headache
The distance between the breed societies and the ICBF could best be measured in light years, but there is an urgent need for the gap to be bridged.
Editorial: ten years on from EU milk quotas
So what of the future? Competitive grassland farming remains the best hand of cards.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Dairying in the post-boom era
What does the future hold for Ireland's dairy sector now that unfettered dairy expansion has come to a halt?
26 March 2025 News
Dairy sector needs to grasp succession nettle
The long hours worked on dairy farms, the better pay and employment conditions available off farm and income volatility, are some of the reasons why young people are slow to commit to dairying.
26 March 2025 News
One-third of ICMSA members do not have a will
ICMSA president Denis Drennan said he would 'strongly encourage' farmers of all ages to immediately get appropriate advice and make a will.
12 March 2025 News
Life insurance options for inheritance tax plans
More farmers are thinking about life insurance due to planned changes to inheritance tax in the UK.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
A Farmer Writes: generational renewal a continuous issue
Suckler numbers continue to fall and there's no sign of that coming to an end in the near future.
5 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Succession in the Heydon household
Career paths for the Heydon children are already being planned, The Dealer hears.
5 March 2025 Dealer
ICSA demands action on farmer succession fears
Older farmers must be provided with a viable route to retirement if they to hand land over the next generation, the ICSA has said.
27 February 2025 News
The lost clochán of Salabuaile
While searching for an old woodland, Ray Ó Foghlu stumbled upon a poignant piece of west Clare history.
26 February 2025 Climate and environment