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Where does value lie in storage?

Slurry capacities increasing for dairy farmers are set to put more work and costs in to systems, but can value be gotten in a high building cost era. Martin Merrick and Tommy Moyles report.

FARM BUILDINGS 22 November 2025

Where does value lie in storage?

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Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

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Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

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Building low-cost infrastructure

Building low-cost infrastructure

In the run up to Dairy Day 2025, Daire Cregg discusses the low-cost infrastructure session that will be taking place on the day.

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How much better off are farmers with the new TAMS reference costs?

How much better off are farmers with the new TAMS reference costs?

Martin Merrick does the sums on what exactly a farmer can expect back from a grant spec development, and how much better off they are now with new reference costs.

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Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

Ireland’s 80,000ac solar farm pipeline

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Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

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Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

With a 60% grant aid available for items under the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme, Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers can invest in within their yard to improve farm safety.

BUILDINGS 24 September 2025

Farmer Writes: every time I hear a storm mentioned, my heart is in my mouth

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Farmer Writes: winter is coming

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Karen McCabe is noticing the early signs of winter setting in on her farm in Co Leitrim.

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Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

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