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TAMS III: avoiding the pitfalls when applying

Queries add additional work and delay approvals of TAMS applications, so ensuring that you do not fall in to some of the common pitfalls below should help prevent this.

SCHEMES 13 June 2025

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Over 26% of cattle kill this year from finishing units

Over 26% of cattle kill this year from finishing units

NEWS 12 June 2025

Struggling to manage grass - could temporary fencing provide a solution

Struggling to manage grass - could temporary fencing provide a solution

MANAGEMENT 31 May 2025

Equine fencing gets new specifications under TAMS

Equine fencing gets new specifications under TAMS

Equine fencing gets new specifications under TAMS

BUILDINGS 14 May 2025

Farmer Writes: breeding kicks off

Farmer Writes: breeding kicks off

Farmer Writes: breeding kicks off

FARMER WRITES 7 May 2025

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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 28 March 2025

Farm fencing – to go with or without TAMS aid

Farm fencing – to go with or without TAMS aid

Bovine electric fencing has a reference cost of €2.77/m while sheep fencing has a reference cost of €6.75/m on lowland ground and €8.81/m on mountain terrain.

INFRASTRUCTURE 28 March 2025

Coillte fencing

Coillte fencing

The dealer received a welcome update this week from Galway sheep farmer Aidan Mullins who had fencing works completed on a boundary damaged by Coillte managed forestry.

NEWS 28 March 2025

Over 100,000 cattle and sheep lost or dead in Australian floods

Over 100,000 cattle and sheep lost or dead in Australian floods

That’s according to early estimates from Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI), which also said that it expects this figure to rise in the coming days.

NEWS 28 March 2025

Supports needed after Connemara farmers lose sheep to floods - Senator

Supports needed after Connemara farmers lose sheep to floods - Senator

Senator Kyne spoke in the Seanad about the aftermath of storm Bert in 2024 which saw one farmer lose at least 70 sheep which drowned in the floods and widespread damage to fencing.

NEWS 28 March 2025

Just under 2,000 applications submitted for emergency TAMS tranche

Just under 2,000 applications submitted for emergency TAMS tranche

The three-week window allowed farmers to apply for specific items to remedy damage caused by recent storms, while slurry tankers were the most popular item in tranche six.

SCHEMES 28 March 2025

Galway farmer unable to graze his sheep due to forest storm damage

Galway farmer unable to graze his sheep due to forest storm damage

Fallen trees on Coillte lands has damaged the adjoining boundary and fencing on Aidan Mullins' lands and left him without grazing for ewes and newborn lambs.

NEWS 28 March 2025

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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

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