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Ticking the box for TAMS-spec meal bins
Martin Merrick
Martin Merrick outlines some of the specifications required in order to secure TAMS funding for meal bins.
24 May 2023 Slurry
Safety around slurry stores: the grants available and how to qualify
Not all investments require planning permission, while several areas surrounding slurry storage qualify for a 60% grant rate for all farmers.
10 May 2023 News
Mastek introduces new trailing shoe applicator
Mastek has unveiled a new FlexiShoe trailing shoe applicator, which it says is to address the concerns of farmers who have been struggling with the limitations of traditional trailing shoe designs.
Meat processors explore earlier slaughter through fat scanning
Meat processors are exploring how proposals to finish cattle earlier, in a bid to achieve climate targets, could impact carcase weights and quality.
10 May 2023 News
Drafting young bulls for slaughter
Farmers looking to finish spring-born bulls under the 16-month age limit should be paying close attention to fat covers and marketing animals at the first opportunity.
9 May 2023 Management
Safety when replacing concrete slats
The replacement of concrete slats will be eligible for grant aid in TAMS III at a grant rate of 60%.
3 May 2023 Buildings
Factories, feedlots and farmers - how the market is changing
More and more factory cattle are coming from feedlots and less from small finishers, but does this matter or is it all about the price?
3 March 2023 News
Devil awaited in details of €500,000 pig and poultry TAMS
A higher investment ceiling under the new TAMS could see more conditions attached for farmers drawing down the funds.
22 February 2023 Pigs
Five generations of the tried and tested T series
Now in its fifth generation, Gary Abbott offers used buyers an insight into the several iterations of Valtra’s 20-year-old T series, making the market more easily navigated for the right machine.
15 February 2023 Tractors
Factory leagues: record spread in prices paid for cattle
Factory prices jumped in 2022 and so too did the gap for the widest price gap.
25 January 2023 News
Sustainability credentials a ‘licence to supply’ dairy buyers
Buyers of Irish dairy want to see the metrics from programmes designed to reduce farm emissions.
1 December 2022 News