Buildings
Roof project sees much of old slate salvaged
A beef and tillage farmer in Banna, north Kerry is availing of the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme to tackle...
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings Focus: From beef to dairy with £1m investment
By Chris McCullough When converting beef housing to a brand new dairy unit, Robert Patton carried out a lot of...
Buildings
Will slatted tanks be eligible for planning exemption and 60% grant?
While the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that underground mass concrete tanks will not be...
Buildings
Buildings focus: Upgrading parlour and cubicles to farm seriously
This buildings focus visits Graze Dairy, where the Gray family have recently invested into their family dairy farm by building...
Rural Life
Watch: The art of thatch - Ireland's disappearing heritage industry
Master thatcher, John Brereton, who has been thatching since the age of 14, has claimed that the industry now faces...
CAP / Schemes
Concerns remain on TAMS approval despite minister's comments
It appears that concerns remain over delays to approvals under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS), despite a commitment from...
Dairy
Producer prices for dairy products down 23% in last 12 months
Producer prices for dairy products fell back by 23.7% over the 12-month period to March 2024, according to the Central...
Buildings
One week to apply for Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme
Applicants to the 2024 Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme (TFBS) have one week left to submit their applications. The scheme, which...
Beef
Watch: Advice for farmers on setting up calf-rearing sheds
Calf-rearing is a seasonal job on most farms in Ireland, and with the peak spring-calving season fast approaching, beef farmers...
Buildings
Urlingford farmhouse featured on Room to Improve
New life was breathed into a characterful old farmhouse in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny, on a recent episode of Dermot Bannon’s...
Buildings
Buildings Focus: Merging a new slatted shed with an old hay shed
Christopher Corrie and his father of the same name are farming in the townland of Drumeague near Bailieborough in Co....
Buildings
Old workshop and cow sheds repair unveils rich heritage
Graine Nature Farm in Urlingford, Co. Tipperary, recently saw the repair of an old workshop and cow sheds under the...
CAP / Schemes
Approval letters to TAMS applicants begin to issue
The issuing of approvals under Tranche 1 of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) has commenced. The approval letters...
Buildings
Gort sheep farmer's building repair provides roosting area for bats
A sheep farmer from Ballylee, Gort, Co. Galway who has just concluded work on her repair project under the latest...
Buildings
Three generations involved in granary repair
Three generations of the McGuinn family in Gurteen, Co. Sligo, were involved in one form or other in the repair...
Buildings
Mayo farmer first to finish with granary repair
Padraic Kenny of Falleighter, Aghamore, Ballyhaunis, is one of two Mayo farmers who have become the first to complete their...
Rural Life
HSA begins 2-week campaign on working at height in farming
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has begun a two-week safety campaign focussing on working at height in agricultural settings....
Buildings
CSO: Planning permissions for farm buildings rose 47.9% since Q1 2023
The total number of planning permissions granted for farm buildings in quarter two (Q2) 2023 increased by 47.9% since quarter...