Farm Buildings
Darren Carty on 15 September 2021
Planning permission trends continue strong resurgence
The number of applications approved followed the typical trend for quarter two of the year with permission granted for an additional 80 new builds.
Darren Carty on 8 September 2021
All applications approved for TAMS tranche 22
The news is a welcome boost for farmers and comes after all applications for tranche 21 were also approved.
Darren Carty on 1 September 2021
Clarifications required for Nitrates Action Programme consultation
Monday night’s nitrates webinar hosted by the Irish Farmers Journal received a stream of questions and calls for clarifications on certain aspects of the proposals.
Darren Carty on 18 August 2021
Farm schemes driving surge in on-farm weighing
There are 576,675 cow-calf pairs to be weighed under BEEP-S in 2021, while up to 163,000 calves may need to be weighed under the Dairy Beef Calf Programme.
Darren Carty on 4 August 2021
TAMS reference cost change for 65 investment items
The Department’s reference cost listing has been increased for 62 investment items and for an applicant’s own labour, while it has been reduced for three investment items.
Darren Carty on 28 July 2021
Top-quality facilities for top-quality weanlings
Nicholas Bergin’s suckler shed is designed with autumn calving in mind and majors on promoting normal heat expression in cows and ease of handling with all livestock.
Darren Carty on 21 July 2021
The top safety risks in farm buildings
The theme for this year’s Farm Safety Week is ‘Rethink Safety’ and all farmers should put aside some time to assess just how safe their farm is and identify hazardous aspects that can be improved.
Darren Carty on 14 July 2021
Slurry storage topping reader queries
This week, we address some common questions readers have raised in recent weeks with many of these relating to the review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme and slurry storage.
Noel Bardon on 29 June 2021
ICMSA calls for revised TAMS costs for all 2021 applicants
The chair of the ICMSA farm and rural affairs committee has urged Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to apply revised TAMS reference costs to all TAMS applications approved this year.
Caitríona Morrissey on 26 June 2021
Result of TAMS costings review needed – IFA
Steel and concrete prices have risen by as much as 40% in recent months.
Darren Carty on 23 June 2021
Robotic milking systems open days
The events will focus on an overview of each farming system and also discuss the installation and running costs of each.
Darren Carty on 23 June 2021
New slurry system technology to reduce ammonia emissions
The Easyfix Slurry Technology has a claim to reduce ammonia emissions by 51% and improve nutrient content while also eliminating the need to agitate it.
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