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Machinery
With over €2,100 TAMS aid available for bale shears, what brand should you buy?
Peter Thomas Keaveney
With the TAMS III grant aid continuing to attract farmers’ interest in bale shears with plastic-retaining devices, Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott look at the options on the Irish market.
27 September 2024 Podcast
Farm Tech Talk: new Bord Bia scheme, next week's budget and TAMS
Listen now to Farm Tech Talk to get the latest on planned changes to Bord Bia's farmer assurance schemes, the talk around next week's budget and TAMS.
25 September 2024 Schemes
Almost 27,000 applications received under TAMS
Across the first four tranches, 26,976 applications have been submitted across the 10 sub schemes within TAMS III.
Solar panels and weighing scales among top TAMS applications
Martin Merrick looks at Department of Agriculture data, on what items farmers have been applying for under TAMS III.
25 September 2024 Buildings
Apple for agriculture: how €14bn could be spent on farming
With the tax dispute between Ireland, Apple and the European Union settled, everyone is looking for a slice of the Apple pie, writes James Hanly.
22 September 2024 News
Editorial: prudent spending visible at Ploughing
Prudent spending applies to farmers just as much as it applies to Minister for Finance Jack Chambers.
18 September 2024 Viewpoints
Ticking the boxes on slurry storage requirements this winter
What farmers need to know amid updates and changes occurring to soiled water and slurry storage for 2024.
11 September 2024 Buildings
Erth Engineering to showcase latest developments
Co Down based Erth Engineering will be presenting its latest developments including its new toolbar, aerator and its latest in drills at this year’s Ploughing Championships.
11 September 2024 News
Farmers with ACRES clawback need to contact Department now - IFA
The IFA said a repayment plan for ACRES overpayment needs to be made sooner rather than later, to avoid Areas of Natural Constraint payments being affected.
9 September 2024 Schemes
Final chance to apply to tranche 4 of TAMS III
The current tranche will close for applications on Friday, 6 September, with tranche 5 opening for applications on Saturday, 7 September.
4 September 2024 Schemes
Ticking the boxes on TAMS-spec equine housing
Martin Merrick details some of the specs when it comes to completing works on housing for equines under TAMS.
4 September 2024 Buildings
Call for safeguards to protect productive land from solar farms
Solar farms reduce the farmland available for young farmers to lease, according to the IFA's rural development chair.
28 August 2024 Renewables