Rural Life
Farm succession scheme in draft programme for govt
In its draft programme, the next government has made a commitment to ensure a farm succession scheme that supports generational...
Farm Succession
N.Ireland
Rural Support launches farm succession awareness roadshow
Farm support charity, Rural Support, has launched a series of awareness sessions to assist Northern Ireland’s farming families in succession...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Agri-Business
Macra and Land Mobility Service host info meeting for farmers
Roscommon Macra and The Land Mobility Service supported by Aurivo will host an event to provide information to farmers later...
Agri-Business
IGA event hears of potential farm retirement scheme
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) hosted an event titled: ‘Proud to be an Irish farmer and food producer’ at the...
Rural Life
Budget 2025: Inheritance tax threshold increase confirmed
Budget 2025 has seen the confirmation of an increased threshold for liability under the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT). The threshold...
Rural Life
Budget 2025 to increase threshold for Capital Acquisitions Tax
Budget 2025 is set to see an increase in the higher threshold for the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) in a...
Rural Life
Older farmers still play vital role within rural communities - academic
Older farmers must be given their sense of place when it comes to addressing the challenge of generational change within...
Rural Life
Mayo EIP: 50% of farmers have no succession plan
Just half of farmers involved in a European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project in Co. Mayo have a farm succession plan,...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Agri-Business
'Never too early' to start succession planning - Macra
Farmers have been called on to look to the future by Macra president Elaine Houlihan, who said that it is...
Agri-Business
Taoiseach commits to review Macra farm succession proposal
Young farmers’ organisation, Macra has said that it has received a commitment from the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that he will...
Agri Politics
Tax relief and farm succession key issues - Fine Gael forum
Tax relief and farm succession are two of the major issues facing rural Ireland that need to be high on...
Rural Life
Succession: Lack of viability 'doesn't mean the asset isn't valuable'
Farm viability – or the lack of it – is frequently cited as one of the main barriers to succession...
Agri-Business
MACRA makes calls for succession scheme
A pathway to succession is still a major concern for young farmers, according to Macra president, John Keane. Speaking on...
Rural Life
Farm succession: Have something in mind to 'step back' into
Stepping back from a farm is one of the most difficult things you can do but there are ways to...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Rural Life
Farm succession: 'A barn conversion might be cheaper... but divorce is very expensive too'
Farming families have been warned to avoid creating a “self-fulfilling prophecy” for divorce. Speaking at a Women in Dairy event...
Rural Life
1 out of 3 farmers 'avoid succession issue' because their farm isn't viable
Around one in every three farmers avoid dealing with the issue of succession as they believe their farm business is...
Agri-Business
'Transferring the Family Farm' series kicks off next week
A ‘Transferring the Family Farm’ series of events, designed to educate and inform farmers on the details involved in creating...
Agri-Business
Survey: 75% believe young people should 'explore options outside of farming'
The ‘state of the nation’ survey – conducted with almost 3,000 farmer participants in recent days by AgriLand and Empathy...