Succession

54% of Carbery farmers have no successor identified

Carbery Group has launched a five year programme to support farm succession and create new pathway into dairy farming for the next generation.

NEWS 11 August 2026

54% of Carbery farmers have no successor identified

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Minister Heydon launches gender-inclusive communications guide

Minister Heydon launches gender-inclusive communications guide

NEWS 10 August 2026

Why assumption is the killer of succession

Why assumption is the killer of succession

MANAGEMENT 6 August 2026

My Farming Week: Michael Sheehan, Rathcoola, Donoughmore, Co Cork.

My Farming Week: Michael Sheehan, Rathcoola, Donoughmore, Co Cork.

My Farming Week: Michael Sheehan, Rathcoola, Donoughmore, Co Cork.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Farm bodies wary of EPA 'retirement' proposals

Farm bodies wary of EPA 'retirement' proposals

Farm bodies wary of EPA 'retirement' proposals

NEWS 30 July 2026

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Editorial: do the farmers or the State control the land?

Editorial: do the farmers or the State control the land?

Not allowing non-farmers to buy land will have a hugely distorting impact on land prices.

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

IGA Summer tour: the O’Gormans’ story

IGA Summer tour: the O’Gormans’ story

Daire Cregg reports from the Irish Grassland Association summer tour on the O'Gorman cousins' farm in Waterford last week.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m worried my brother is pushing our dad off the family farm’

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m worried my brother is pushing our dad off the family farm’

A reader in Mayo asks Miriam how to protect her father's right to remain living in the farmhouse when his son and daughter-in-law want to move in to be closer to the farmyard.

ASK MIRIAM 22 July 2026

CAP cuts could lead EU down US-style consolidation path, MEP warns

CAP cuts could lead EU down US-style consolidation path, MEP warns

MEP Maria Walsh warned that US-style farm conglomerates could be coming down the tracks if CAP supports are cut.

NEWS 22 July 2026

New laws considered in bid to rein in non-farmers from land market

New laws considered in bid to rein in non-farmers from land market

New proposed land purchasing restrictions would clamp down on non-farmers using agricultural relief to avoid inheritance tax.

NEWS 22 July 2026

New Teagasc conference to support future of women in agriculture

New Teagasc conference to support future of women in agriculture

'Growing Voices' is an opportunity to connect with women from across Irish agriculture, exchange ideas, build new networks and celebrate the growing role of women in shaping the future of the sector.

NEWS 22 July 2026

EPA pitches retirement eco schemes

EPA pitches retirement eco schemes

Radical proposals are included in a report which examines the potential for private finance to help fund changes in Irish land use.

NEWS 22 July 2026

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