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Home Farm: VAT, tax and bills

We are being forced to either supplement at grass or else have some fields near the yard to which we can let cattle out by day and bring them in for silage with a little meal in the evening.

VIEWPOINTS 7 October 2026

Home Farm: VAT, tax and bills

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My Farming Week: installing 63 solar panels on a Clare dairy farm

My Farming Week: installing 63 solar panels on a Clare dairy farm

NEWS 10 September 2026

Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

Reducing nutrient loss to rivers via overland flow

Reducing nutrient loss to rivers via overland flow

Reducing nutrient loss to rivers via overland flow

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 3 June 2026

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

FARMER WRITES 24 April 2026

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Commission approves €1.3bn for rewetting of peatlands in Germany

Commission approves €1.3bn for rewetting of peatlands in Germany

Under the scheme participants can avail of direct grants covering up to 100% of eligible costs.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

Flood protection and nature restoration should be prioritised over farming when assessing rivers for restoration.

NEWS 15 October 2025

€600m bill for nature restoration a possibility

€600m bill for nature restoration a possibility

The socio-economic benefits from the NRP will 'substantially exceed the costs', analysts have claimed.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Fertiliser going out on drier land

Fertiliser going out on drier land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Laois and Donegal as some farmers cautiously make it back out into the fields to spread fertiliser.

CROPS 15 October 2025

Home Farm: sophisticated solar

Home Farm: sophisticated solar

The early closed paddocks have covers fit to graze after the long mild spell, but while the grass might be fit to graze, the land certainly isn't.

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Just two farmers appeal GAEC 2 land rules

Just two farmers appeal GAEC 2 land rules

New cross compliance rules controversial with farming organisations have not seen major interest in farmer appeals.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 15 October 2025

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

We are not quite finished all the sowing but with the forecast so good, we are expecting to get it finished and rolled within the next day or so.

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

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How Steven Normoyle built calf-rearing system that works around a full-time job

Steven Normoyle farms between Croom and Adare in Co Limerick, running a calf-to-beef operation, purchasing 95 calves each spring. He also works full-time off the farm, making spring especially busy.

How Steven Normoyle built calf-rearing system that works around a full-time job

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