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Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

Farmers will now be able to increase slurry storage capacity and construct additional housing for livestock without the need to seek planning permission in certain situations.

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

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Over €5m spent on BSE testing annually

Over €5m spent on BSE testing annually

NEWS 23 December 2025

Farmers turned AD engineers in England

Farmers turned AD engineers in England

FEATURE 20 December 2025

Farmer wins High Court action against Monaghan County Council over disputed road

Farmer wins High Court action against Monaghan County Council over disputed road

Farmer wins High Court action against Monaghan County Council over disputed road

NEWS 8 December 2025

Agritechnica: Manitou debuts first electric ag telehandler

Agritechnica: Manitou debuts first electric ag telehandler

Agritechnica: Manitou debuts first electric ag telehandler

FARM MACHINERY 19 November 2025

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New agri-AD plant proposed for Tipperary

New agri-AD plant proposed for Tipperary

The anaerobic digestion plant, proposed for Annaholty, Tipperary, will process around 50,000t of slurry, poultry manure, maize and grass silage to produce biomethane.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

This waterfront residential estate spans 209ac of land, including pasture and woodland on Lower Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Farmer Writes: why the art of selling is being lost

Farmer Writes: why the art of selling is being lost

The art of selling is being lost and there are too many machinery salesmen now who haven’t a clue how to sell.

FARMER WRITES 23 July 2025

Derogation decision delays farm building plans

Derogation decision delays farm building plans

Agri-planners maintain that 2026 could be a bumper year for on-farm investment if derogation is retained.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Getting motivated to push on in farming

Getting motivated to push on in farming

Fermanagh farmer John Egerton has been thinking about what motivates farmers.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 July 2025

Gardaí recover some items from Leitrim farm theft

Gardaí recover some items from Leitrim farm theft

Gardaí in Co Leitrim continue to investigate the theft and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Farm yard design with the future in mind

Farm yard design with the future in mind

Martin Merrick reports from the Patterson farm walk, where future developments while keeping a functioning yard are the key considerations.

BUILDINGS 23 July 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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