Succession

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

Macra Kerry chair and IFA member Mark Riordan said students need to learn at agricultural college how to approach succession discussions.

NEWS 6 December 2025

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

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Minister called on to deliver three-year plan for succession

Minister called on to deliver three-year plan for succession

NEWS 21 November 2025

Action, not words, needed on generational renewal says Macra president

Action, not words, needed on generational renewal says Macra president

NEWS 19 November 2025

Final push on inheritance tax before budget

Final push on inheritance tax before budget

Final push on inheritance tax before budget

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

Dairy Day: succession woes leave French co-ops cagey on cutting milk prices

Dairy Day: succession woes leave French co-ops cagey on cutting milk prices

Dairy Day: succession woes leave French co-ops cagey on cutting milk prices

NEWS 15 November 2025

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Dairy has no future without more young people – Kerry

Dairy has no future without more young people – Kerry

The importance of generation renewal in dairy farming to the wider community and not just the sector was one of the topics addressed by KDI CEO Pat Murphy at the recent Listowel Food Fair.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Pitfalls around succession at Wexford event

Pitfalls around succession at Wexford event

Farm succession planning needs to include an awareness of tax measures, and of the future care needs of the older generation.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Certainty the main asks from nitrates farmers

Certainty the main asks from nitrates farmers

Water quality has improved in areas where there are farmers who are in nitrate's derogation the Frank Hayes Memorial Farming Seminar at the Listowel Food Fair heard.

NEWS 29 October 2025

UK’s ‘brutal’ inheritance tax move had a silver lining for farm succession

UK’s ‘brutal’ inheritance tax move had a silver lining for farm succession

Leading British farm succession expert Heather Wildman told the Women & Agriculture conference that there was an upside to the UK’s shock move on farm inheritance tax.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Editorial: succession lessons in Sligo

Editorial: succession lessons in Sligo

The conference is known for its ability to shine a light in dark corners, and this year’s event was remarkable in the candour displayed by its speakers.

VIEWPOINTS 29 October 2025

Farm succession: are you an enabler or a blocker as a mother?

Farm succession: are you an enabler or a blocker as a mother?

UK farm succession expert Heather Wildman encouraged mothers and daughters to reflect on their roles when it comes to farms.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Dempsey at Large: agriculture out on a limb

Dempsey at Large: agriculture out on a limb

If we are serious about generational renewal in Irish farming, as distinct from normal generational shifts in land ownership, then the most basic reappraisal of policy has to take place.

VIEWPOINTS 29 October 2025

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