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Communication is the key to good labour relations

Flexible work times and short commutes make farm work an attractive option for many people.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Communication is the key to good labour relations

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Young Stock Podcast: beef farming, researching and hurling for Lorrha Dorrha

Young Stock Podcast: beef farming, researching and hurling for Lorrha Dorrha

NEWS 26 January 2026

CAS Recruitment brings proven workforce solutions to farming and food processing

CAS Recruitment brings proven workforce solutions to farming and food processing

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 22 January 2026

Labour the biggest issue for Ireland’s food exporters

Labour the biggest issue for Ireland’s food exporters

Labour the biggest issue for Ireland’s food exporters

NEWS 14 January 2026

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

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Politicians should stop handing away power

Politicians should stop handing away power

More reports and reviews just puts off the day when decisions have to be made.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

Made in Ireland: Offaly firm driving innovation

Made in Ireland: Offaly firm driving innovation

With agriculture now making up 50% of Applied Concepts’ sales, its managing director Mark Clendennen tells Peter Thomas Keaveney about the business as it enters its 16th year.

FARM MACHINERY 17 December 2025

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Since moving to a Q-Bed 324 cubicle bedder, Armagh farmers Samuel and Thomas Dickson have cut labour and bedding usage by a third and witnessed an improvement in cow cleanliness, writes Gary Abbott.

FARM MACHINERY 17 December 2025

Auto-enrolment costs add to price of labour

Auto-enrolment costs add to price of labour

Farm labour is becoming an increasingly expensive – and scarce – resource.

NEWS 17 December 2025

UK raises IHT threshold to £2.5m

UK raises IHT threshold to £2.5m

The change represents a major win for farmers across Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

Review doesn’t take away from IHT issue

Review doesn’t take away from IHT issue

Farmers won't easily forget the impact of two massive policy changes in recent years.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

Inheritance tax relief for elderly ruled out

Inheritance tax relief for elderly ruled out

A Treasury Minister has described the new £1m limit on agricultural and business property relief as “fair and necessary”.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

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Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

Learn how Abbeyleix dairy farmer Seán Miller uses GAIN Easi Mix to drive calf performance on his family farm.

Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

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