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Inheritance tax changes to affect half of Northern Irish farms
James Hanly
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has undertaken a deeper analysis into the impacts of the tax changes.
Inheritance tax changes to affect half of Northern Irish farms
Listen: is Mercosur a done deal or can it be stopped?
10 December 2024 News
Listen: is Mercosur a done deal or can it be stopped?
The Irish Farmers Journal team debates whether the Mercosur deal will forge ahead or be derailed - and we talk to Charlie McConalogue and Martin Heydon about politics at home and in Europe.
ICMSA calls on milk processors to pay end-of-year bonuses
10 December 2024 News
ICMSA calls on milk processors to pay end-of-year bonuses
The association made the statement to support farmers against the extreme difficulties experienced over the previous 18 months.
Proposed Kerry deal could cost farmers 3.4c/l for seven years, meeting hears
This is in addition to the equivalent of another 2.5c/l from milk cheques in years eight to 14, Brian Leslie told an MDPO meeting in Co Limerick.
10 December 2024 News
Four farmers named on latest tax defaulters' list
Failure to lodge income tax returns and the under-declaration of capital acquisitions tax were the reasons farmers ended up on Revenue's tax defaulters list.
10 December 2024 News
Over 700 ducks and eggs seized by Department on Wicklow farm
The action is the culmination of a long dispute between the duck owner Seán Kent and the Department of Agriculture.
10 December 2024 News
Conservation works under way on Black Islands of Lough Ree
Lough Ree is Ireland's number one hotspot for breeding waterbirds, such as the curlew, lapwing, redshank and oystercatcher.
10 December 2024 News
'Smuggling' of animals into NI against bluetongue rules condemned by UFU
The smuggling of animals has become a serious threat putting Northern Ireland at risk of bringing in bluetongue.
10 December 2024 News
Temperatures of -3°C for all except eastern seaboard
Met Éireann has said there will be a sharp to severe frost forming with icy stretches.
10 December 2024 News
Balancing Eco Scheme payments on way to farmers' accounts
From Tuesday, €84.6m will issue to farmers as their Eco Scheme balancing payment.
10 December 2024 News
US tillage farm scholarship now open for Irish students
The Irish Tillage and Land Use Society Rosenbohm US farm scholarship, offering the chance to travel to Missouri, US, and spend time working on a leading 5,000ac farm, is now open for applications.
10 December 2024 News
Regulator publishes factory selling prices
The Agri-Food Regulator has revealed its first findings on prices secured by Irish beef factories.
10 December 2024 News