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Inheritance tax allowances and tax shelters
Colm McCarthy
Inheritance taxes are unpopular, precisely because they will rarely match ability to pay, especially for farming assets.
24 November 2024 News
Brazil beef price rise good for Irish farmers
Surge in Brazilian cattle price over recent weeks will make exporters stronger sellers on global markets.
21 November 2024 News
Higher value dairy exports will move ‘closer to home’ - Ornua
Ciaran Aylward, economist at Ornua, was speaking at the Global Dairy Outlook panel at the Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
‘My ache is for my firstborn, Jill, who lives in Australia'
November comes and November goes, with the last red berries and the first white snows, writes Kate Durrant.
20 November 2024 l2
Market digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from USA, Brazil, Netherlands and Australia.
20 November 2024 World
UK imports over 22,000t of Australian sheepmeat in 2024
Import volumes are running over 10,000t higher than in 2023 with Australian exporters taking advantage of increased access under the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement.
16 November 2024 Markets
US beef exports rise, Australia sets record
US beef exports up in September but still down for 2024 overall while Australia sets a beef exports record.
15 November 2024 News
Trump presidency a concern for Irish farmers
The return of President Trump will mean tariffs if he follows through on campaign promises and reversal of US climate policy.
6 November 2024 News
China could set higher bar than EU for beef traceability
If China insists on lifetime traceability for beef imported from Brazil, it will have a higher standard than the EU.
3 November 2024 News
New Zealand and Germany chase emissions utopia
Achieving a reduction in GHG from agriculture without loss of production is the holy grail for researchers
1 November 2024 News
Gap closed between British and Northern Ireland lamb price
The differential in price narrowed to 28c/kg for the week of 19 October following a sustained period where the differential was upwards of 50c/kg.
28 October 2024 Markets
Sharp decline in UK sheep meat production
A 7.9% decline in the UK's prime sheep kill has led to a major drop in the tonnage of domestic lamb and hogget during 2024.
23 October 2024 Northern Ireland