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2026 BISS requires expiry dates on land rental/leases

There are a few changes on the cards, including dairy farmers identifying their milking platform, expiry dates required for leased and rented lands and eco scheme eligibility.

SCHEMES 18 February 2026

2026 BISS requires expiry dates on land rental/leases

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What does the nitrates derogation renewal mean for the land market?

What does the nitrates derogation renewal mean for the land market?

LAND REPORT 5 February 2026

Farmer Writes: far from optimistic milk price outlook

Farmer Writes: far from optimistic milk price outlook

FARMER WRITES 21 January 2026

Department update stocking rate rules

Department update stocking rate rules

Department update stocking rate rules

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

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Dairy Management: new stocking rate rules explained

Dairy Management: new stocking rate rules explained

Aidan Brennan writes that the new rules around moving slurry and stocking rates will affect farmers with higher milking platform stocking rates.

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

From the ground up: couple with non-farming backgrounds build 500-cow herd

From the ground up: couple with non-farming backgrounds build 500-cow herd

Daire Cregg previews next month's IGA conference, where David Fogarty and Katie O'Toole will be speaking on their journey into managing a farm business.

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Farmer Writes: Irish farmers paying the price for EU red tape

Farmer Writes: Irish farmers paying the price for EU red tape

From my perspective, the EU is firing out policies that completely clash with each other, and Irish farmers are the ones paying the price.

FARMER WRITES 29 October 2025

My Farming Week: Darren Buttimer, Knockskeagh, Lyre, Clonakilty, Co Cork

My Farming Week: Darren Buttimer, Knockskeagh, Lyre, Clonakilty, Co Cork

Just 5km outside Clonakilty, Darren and Caroline Buttimer are farming with their four kids on 335ac of land, which has been in the Buttimer family since the 1960s.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: land purchase

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: land purchase

Land purchase will easily break a €20,000 budget, but it' something farmers are always interested in hearing about. In this week's edition of the series, we look at the returns from land purchase.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Nitrates plan demands extra slurry storage

Nitrates plan demands extra slurry storage

The average dairy farmer with slurry storage space currently just at the regulatory requirement will need to spend around €21,000 to upgrade facilities in today’s prices.

NEWS 29 October 2025

New slurry rules to cost 100-cow herd €21,000

New slurry rules to cost 100-cow herd €21,000

Dairy farmers are to be hit with increased slurry storage requirements which they will have under three years to comply with.

NEWS 29 October 2025

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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