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Gardaí stop tractor that had no tax for eight years
Anne O'Donoghue
A tractor that had been tax-less for over 300 days was also pulled over in Co Galway.
2 January 2025 News
Snow and ice warnings issued nationwide
The national forecaster has warning that it will be “very cold with widespread frost and ice as temperatures fall to -3 degrees or below in many areas”.
2 January 2025 Schemes
2025 will be a make or break year for agriculture
There are many crucial policy decisions ahead, including the future of the nitrates derogation, agreement on the EU-Mercusor deal and the forming of the next CAP budget.
Feedlots buck national TB trends, figures show
The incidence of TB in feedlots dropped by 8% last year, Department of Agriculture figures show.
2 January 2025 News
Live exporters drive weanlings to record prices
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 weanling trade a record trade for weanling bulls.
1 January 2025 News
Review into legal age to drive a tractor
The RSA is reviewing the age limit for driving a tractor and is considering the introduction of a driving test.
1 January 2025 News
Netherlands will close to Irish calves ‘after 2025’
The short-term outlook for calf exports in 2025 'remains fairly positive', Bord Bia has said.
1 January 2025 News
Tight beef supplies to continue in 2025
In 2024, Irish beef supplies were impacted by lower carcase weights, which were down by an estimated 5%, Bord Bia said.
1 January 2025 News
Almost 40% of dairy farmers to invest in slurry storage
Overall, 72% of the 223 dairy farmers surveyed have plans to invest in their farm next year.
1 January 2025 News
Editorial: need for positive thinking for investing in 2025
The EU powerhouses of Germany and France need financial stimulation and are in a very different fiscal economic situation to Ireland at the moment.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Variable incomes
The original CAP, with its guaranteed intervention prices and export refunds, was designed to prevent severe fluctuations.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Analysing our dairy beef results
The difference in final price between the best and the worst was a really signifiant €340.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints