It's fair to say that there is hardly a cohort of business and society that’s not represented in some fashion at the National Ploughing Championships

It’ll take more than this year's Budget announcements to fix the additional constraints being heaped on farmers

The edging up of deposit interest rates is good news, but of little comfort to borrowers whose costs have been steadily rising

By providing farmers with online calculators, a better outcome will be obtained where farmers can self-regulate and make sure they stay within their fertiliser allowances

As with the previous accelerated capital allowance scheme, the devil is in the detail

The majority of tax rules dealing with farming exist for near on 50 years and are understood by accountants and tax consultants working with the sector. Still, new forms of occupation of land throw up a variety of issues, writes agricultural tax advisor Kieran Coughlan.

Anecdotally, some farmers are seeing a doubling and even tripling of their tax bills for 2022, writes agricultural accountant Kieran Coughlan.

Gifts and inheritances between brothers and sisters and aunts/uncles and nieces/nephews are all considered 'Group B beneficiaries'.

It's not easy being a parent while running a business, so what help is available for farmers?

Guilty as charged. As some of you may be aware I also am a dairy farmer. Not to make light of it, but these last few years it seems almost criminal to be dairy farming. And yes, Monday’s RTÉ Investigates made for uncomfortable viewing.

Income derived from horses is generally taxable save for two exceptions — namely where the activity is carried on as a hobby and income derived from horses in training

The national farm survey for 2022 has been published by Teagasc providing an in-depth analysis of what’s happening at the farm level.

The deadline is nearly upon us for submitting applications for Department of Agriculture farm payments this year. Next Monday, May 29, marks the date, and after this penalties are applied in a linear fashion.

I had the pleasure of making a presentation at the Ballinadee Community Hall last week, along with speakers from the Cork-based Kinsale Your Support Services and Make the Moove, a Macra na Feirme initiative aimed at supporting farm families mental ...

The scheme offers up to €30,000 to renovate a vacant property and an additional top-up grant of up to €20,000 if the property is derelict.

The disadvantage of procrastinating is obvious - time simply waits for no man.

Farmers who are heavy users of electricity and gas, including dairy farmers, potato and vegetable farmers using cold stores, poultry and pig farmers can benefit significantly from the scheme

There are several considerations farmers must make before deciding if the new grants are suitable for their situation, writes agricultural accountant and tax advisor Kieran Coughlan.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope, it’s land rental prices.

Farmers are set to spend over €1bn on fertiliser this year. Irish farmers use about 1. 6m tons of imported fertiliser annually.