Farm Buildings

Tidy conversion from round roof to portal frame

Martin Merrick looks at a recent repair done on a 1964 hayshed converted from a round roof to a portal frame.

BUILDINGS 2 July 2025

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Q1 planning permission levels fall by 17% – CSO

Q1 planning permission levels fall by 17% – CSO

BUILDINGS 2 July 2025

Over 1,200 generators applied for in emergency TAMS tranche

Over 1,200 generators applied for in emergency TAMS tranche

BUILDINGS 25 June 2025

What could a TAMS marking scheme look like?

What could a TAMS marking scheme look like?

What could a TAMS marking scheme look like?

BUILDINGS 18 June 2025

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

BUILDINGS 11 June 2025

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Planning permission for farm building: when is it required?

Planning permission for farm building: when is it required?

Martin Merrick outlines some of the requirements surrounding planning permission and farm structures, with most buildings requiring

BUILDINGS 30 April 2025

Tunnelling through in Frenchpark

Tunnelling through in Frenchpark

The Devines recently completed their underpass which crosses underneath the busy Frenchpark to Boyle road.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

Prepping animal housing for health

Prepping animal housing for health

Power washing and disinfection, along with other maintenance, is one of those necessary jobs to tackle over the summer on animal housing.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 April 2025

Equine fencing gets new specifications under TAMS

Equine fencing gets new specifications under TAMS

The new specifications mainly involve the erection of horse mesh fencing.

BUILDINGS 30 April 2025

Almost 75% of TAMS tranche 5 applications approved

Almost 75% of TAMS tranche 5 applications approved

Tranche 5, which closed for applications in early December, has seen a huge rise in approval rates over the last number of weeks.

SCHEMES 30 April 2025

Is a new small scale dairy now viable to create?

Is a new small scale dairy now viable to create?

Martin Merrick highlights some of the infrastructure costs to setting up a new dairy enterprise, and if it’s a runner at all.

BUILDINGS 30 April 2025

Key tips to ensure a functioning silage pit this season

Key tips to ensure a functioning silage pit this season

Now is the time to prepare for the impending first-cut silage harvest with regards to pits from a safety and environmental point of view.

BUILDINGS 30 April 2025

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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