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Stone-clad sheep shed impresses in Malin

Martin Merrick paid a visit to the McColgan brothers just as lambing was kicking off in their new slatted sheep unit.

BUILDINGS 11 March 2026

Stone-clad sheep shed impresses in Malin

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Opening up the gates to better farm safety and animal welfare

Opening up the gates to better farm safety and animal welfare

BUILDINGS 4 March 2026

Q & A: available reroofing grants and planning exemptions for farm buildings

Q & A: available reroofing grants and planning exemptions for farm buildings

BUILDINGS 7 January 2026

Rolls Royce handling setup for Mayo drystock farmer

Rolls Royce handling setup for Mayo drystock farmer

Rolls Royce handling setup for Mayo drystock farmer

FARM BUILDINGS 24 December 2025

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

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

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

BUILDINGS 22 October 2025

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Farmer Writes: waterfall in a feed passage

Farmer Writes: waterfall in a feed passage

Whilst I have no fear of heights (having taken up rock-climbing as a ‘relaxing’ pastime in college) there’s something about being on top of a ladder that has always given me the heebie-jeebies.

FARMER WRITES 19 March 2025

Editorial: top spec investment for Kilkenny farm

Editorial: top spec investment for Kilkenny farm

The investment made converting a suckler farm to a milking robot farm is significant and a crystal clear plan is essential.

VIEWPOINTS 19 March 2025

Browne seeks planning for sheds

Browne seeks planning for sheds

Cork dairy farmer Tom Browne is to develop a solar farm with Danish multinational Ørsted. Separately, he is seeking planning retention for some farm buildings.

NEWS 19 March 2025

TAMS: what’s available for slurry storage and slats

TAMS: what’s available for slurry storage and slats

Martin Merrick outlines what’s available to farmers in the line of grant rates and investment ceilings for both slurry stores and new slats.

FARM BUILDINGS 19 March 2025

All not fair in love, war and slat rubber

All not fair in love, war and slat rubber

With the high price of building materials at the moment, inputs in to buildings are being carefully scrutinised, though not all slat rubber will yield the same benefits.

FARM BUILDINGS 19 March 2025

Reinvesting in suckler facilities as prices remain strong

Reinvesting in suckler facilities as prices remain strong

Suckler farmers are achieving prices that they never have before, so it might be an apt time to reinvest back in to the business with additional facilities.

MANAGEMENT 19 March 2025

Major fall in new farm buildings

Major fall in new farm buildings

The area of buildings for agriculture that were granted planning permission has fallen for the third year in a row and is now at 53% of area granted in 2021.

NEWS 19 March 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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