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Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

Farmers have been asking for months as to what the re-roofing grant for farm buildings will look like, with the scheme launched two weeks ago.

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

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Twenty people die on farms in 2025

Twenty people die on farms in 2025

NEWS 23 December 2025

Farm safety must be priority as 20 die on farms in 2025 - minister

Farm safety must be priority as 20 die on farms in 2025 - minister

NEWS 22 December 2025

Farmers turn to animation to drive home safety message

Farmers turn to animation to drive home safety message

Farmers turn to animation to drive home safety message

NEWS 22 December 2025

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

NEWS 19 December 2025

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News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

The event takes place in Tralee, Co Kerry, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March and will include a conference and wool-related festivities.

SCHEMES 17 December 2025

Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Thomas Greene, who opted for a Chinese CHC Nav auto steer system, using the same unit on both his 2000 New Holland TS115 and 2012 Claas Lexion combine.

FARM MACHINERY 17 December 2025

Coolmore-linked company pleads guilty to multiple hedgerow offences

Coolmore-linked company pleads guilty to multiple hedgerow offences

Caitríona Morrissey reports from the circuit court in Clonmel, where a Department of Agriculture inspector gave evidence of breaches of environmental regulations.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Reports on efficacy from the countries that have been using the bluetongue 3 vaccines have been mixed.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Tighter movement restrictions for BVD herds

Tighter movement restrictions for BVD herds

Herds which identify active BVD infection will be required to carry out pre-movement testing to reduce the risk of spreading infection to other herds.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Four confirmed bluetongue outbreaks in Co Down have prompted Minister Heydon to permit farmers use bluetongue vaccines on cattle and sheep in 2026.

NEWS 17 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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