A look at farm building design including slurry and grain stores.

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Irish farm buildings as unique as our grass-based system
Martin Merrick
When it comes to Irish farming, our animal accommodation is hard to compare to anywhere else.
Irish farm buildings as unique as our grass-based system
Farm Buildings Are On The Move!
23 August 2023 Farm buildings
Farm Buildings Are On The Move!
Tom Fallon, Teagasc Farm Buildings and Infrastructure Specialist, talks about some of the changes we have seen in farm building specifications over the last number of years.
New 168-cow cubicle house in Stradbally
23 August 2023 Farm buildings
New 168-cow cubicle house in Stradbally
Cows on Richard Bond’s farm will arguably have better accommodation than those attending the nearby Electric Picnic festival.
€444k grain store for Carlow pig farm
Con O’Kelly is a pig farmer by enterprise but has created a large grain store on his farm in Borris.
23 August 2023 Farm buildings
Designing an efficient and safe handling facility
Constructing a handling facility that works for both farmer and animals requires careful planning and consideration.
7 December 2022 Farm buildings
Focus on energy and climate change mitigation in new TAMS
The On-Farm Capital Investment Scheme will include a higher rate of grant aid for energy saving initiatives and renewables, along with organic farming and LESS equipment.
9 November 2022 Farm buildings
Farm buildings: a year of stops and starts
It’s been a tumultuous year for farm buildings between inflation, supply issues and the proposed concrete levy.
9 November 2022 Farm buildings
Cubicle and calving accommodation with room for expansion in Tipperary
A new five-bay cubicle shed has eased pressure on three areas of housing in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, while leaving it open to fit more cubicles, if needed.
9 November 2022 Farm buildings
Four-bay dry shed for less than €24,000
Irish Farmers Journal contributor Kieran Sullivan has just completed work on a dry-bedded cattle shed on an old silage slab.
9 November 2022 Farm buildings