Farm buildings

Tidy conversion from round roof to portal frame

Martin Merrick looks at a recent repair done on a 1964 hayshed converted from a round roof to a portal frame.

BUILDINGS 2 July 2025

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Q1 planning permission levels fall by 17% – CSO

Q1 planning permission levels fall by 17% – CSO

BUILDINGS 2 July 2025

1,000-acre farm offered up for sale in Derry

1,000-acre farm offered up for sale in Derry

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 June 2025

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

BUILDINGS 11 June 2025

All eligible TAMS applications approved

All eligible TAMS applications approved

All eligible TAMS applications approved

SCHEMES 7 June 2025

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Staying compliant with slurry storage requirements

Staying compliant with slurry storage requirements

Martin Merrick outlines some of the main storage requirements for both slurry and soiled water, as well as some interim Teagasc results on both.

FARM BUILDINGS 28 May 2025

TAMS: what’s available for slurry storage and slats

TAMS: what’s available for slurry storage and slats

Martin Merrick outlines what’s available to farmers in the line of grant rates and investment ceilings for both slurry stores and new slats.

FARM BUILDINGS 28 May 2025

Slurry stores and slats: planning debacle needs to be sorted

Slurry stores and slats: planning debacle needs to be sorted

There is little point in giving farmers additional grant aid if farmers are unable to get planning permission to build in the first place, writes Martin Merrick

FARM BUILDINGS 28 May 2025

All not fair in love, war and slat rubber

All not fair in love, war and slat rubber

With the high price of building materials at the moment, inputs in to buildings are being carefully scrutinised, though not all slat rubber will yield the same benefits.

FARM BUILDINGS 28 May 2025

Stay topless or roof: what is the better value for money?

Stay topless or roof: what is the better value for money?

Several factors come in to play regarding whether to build over open cubicles or create additional slurry storage. Martin Merrick discusses both, as well as the associated costs.

FARM BUILDINGS 28 May 2025

Editorial: need for change on timber pricing

Editorial: need for change on timber pricing

Clearly there is a need for Teagasc or some independent arbitrator to establish is price or cubic metres the right signal.

VIEWPOINTS 28 May 2025

Planning permission for farm building: when is it required?

Planning permission for farm building: when is it required?

Martin Merrick outlines some of the requirements surrounding planning permission and farm structures, with most buildings requiring

BUILDINGS 28 May 2025

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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