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New handling unit impresses at Newford

Martin Merrick profiles the new facility which has just reached completion at the Newford herd’s base in Athleague, Co Roscommon.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2026

New handling unit impresses at Newford

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Getting the grazing infrastructure right on farms

Getting the grazing infrastructure right on farms

INFRASTRUCTURE 22 April 2026

Spend wisely on infrastructure that improves safety and efficiency

Spend wisely on infrastructure that improves safety and efficiency

INFRASTRUCTURE 22 April 2026

Growing grass with wire: how best to introduce paddocks for drystock farms

Growing grass with wire: how best to introduce paddocks for drystock farms

Growing grass with wire: how best to introduce paddocks for drystock farms

INFRASTRUCTURE 22 April 2026

Dial before you dig on farm projects

Dial before you dig on farm projects

Dial before you dig on farm projects

INFRASTRUCTURE 22 April 2026

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TAMS ranking: winners and losers

TAMS ranking: winners and losers

Martin Merrick looks at who is likely to win when it comes to ranking and selection, and who may lose out on grant aid.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

Highly engineered buildings for high yielders in Kilkenny

Highly engineered buildings for high yielders in Kilkenny

O’Dwyer Steel has ensured that the new rotary shed and cubicle house on the Ardboy Dairy farm just outside Kilkenny city.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Aidan Brennan looks at some new design ideas for calf sheds incorporating automatic calf feeders.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

Strength and safety key focus for new suckler calving shed

Strength and safety key focus for new suckler calving shed

A newly erected calving shed has farmer safety to the forefront with a well-kitted-out barrier system.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

Seaside second block gets major infrastructure upgrade

Seaside second block gets major infrastructure upgrade

Chris Tuffy spent much of 2024 upgrading facilities on his second rented milking platform along the Sligo coast.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

Seeing double with two underpasses in Cork

Seeing double with two underpasses in Cork

The O’Sullivans recently completed work on not one but two underpasses on their West Cork dairy farm. Martin Merrick reports.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

Is it a wise time to invest in infrastructure?

Is it a wise time to invest in infrastructure?

Does it make sense now, with high commodity prices, to return that money back in to the business through developments of infrastructure? Martin Merrick attempts to answer such.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

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