Buildings
Co. Laois dairy farmer Seamus Holland built a 16m underpass on his farm to fully connect the two halves of his dairy grazing block.
Agri-Business
The chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture is calling on local authorities to reduce the cost on farmers of installing underpasses.
It is proposed to reset the investment ceiling to €90,000 for dairy equipment and include proposed increased grant rates for specific investments.
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Ross and his father decided enough was enough and opted to put in an underpass in Limerick, to connect up their two blocks of land.
Senator for the Agricultural Panel, Tim Lombard, has suggested the inclusion of underpasses in the TAMS scheme.
Dairy
The R428 - a major road connecting the towns of Stradbally and Athy - has recently been closed due to the construction of a farm underpass.
The installation of the new underpass has joined two of his land fragments together, increasing the size of his milk platform to 50ha.
In this weeks's buildings focus, we visit Mattie and Hugh Gaffney – a father-and-son team – who run a herd of 110 predominately British Friesian cows under a spring calving system. Eddie, Hugh’s brother, also lends a helping hand whenever he gets the opportunity.
Underpasses, CCTV and security grants for farmers will all remain ineligible for funding under TAMS II measures.
