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Irish R3 heifer prices ‘third-highest in Europe’

Beef

Irish R3 heifer prices ‘third-highest in Europe’

Irish heifer prices overtook Northern Irish prices last month to take a top three position for the month of May,...
Cattle fattening breaks even before support payments – Teagasc

Beef

Cattle fattening breaks even before support payments – Teagasc

Cattle enterprises are, by far, the most popular across the country. Of the 83,377 farms represented by the Teagasc National...
2016 milk price drags down value of milk sales by 7%

Dairy

2016 milk price drags down value of milk sales by 7%

The average dairy farm income, across the 15,639 farms represented by the Teagasc National Farm Survey, was €51,809 in 2016....
Climate and global stocks challenging Irish tillage sector

Tillage

Climate and global stocks challenging Irish tillage sector

Teagasc has predicted another tough year for the tillage sector, and even into the next five to seven years. Weather...
Dairy farmers who ‘sat still’ saw biggest drop in income

Dairy

Dairy farmers who ‘sat still’ saw biggest drop in income

With a 17% decline in the average dairy farm income last year, dairy farmers had to increase milk production by...
No profit to be made from production on the average suckler farm – Teagasc

Beef

No profit to be made from production on the average suckler farm – Teagasc

Increases in support payments led to higher suckler farm income figures in 2016, which otherwise would not have been the...
Only 24% of Irish sheep farms are ‘viable’ – Teagasc

Sheep

Only 24% of Irish sheep farms are ‘viable’ – Teagasc

Only 24% of sheep farms in Ireland are ‘viable’ according to Teagasc. The National Farm Survey revealed, of the 12,758...
Where is the most profitable farming region in Ireland?

Rural Life

Where is the most profitable farming region in Ireland?

Regions where dairying is most prevalent are generally more profitable and have a lower reliance on direct payments, according to Teagasc’s...
Half of Irish drystock farms earn less than €10,000

Rural Life

Half of Irish drystock farms earn less than €10,000

Approximately 19% of farms in Ireland produced a farm income of less than €5,000 in 2016, according to the preliminary results...
How do we avoid a cliff-edge scenario in dairying?

Agri-Business

How do we avoid a cliff-edge scenario in dairying?

A customs arrangement “never seen before” is required for the Irish agri-sector should a hard Brexit occur, according to Alison...
All you need to know about dealing with BPS preliminary checks

CAP / Schemes

All you need to know about dealing with BPS preliminary checks

Here is everything you need to know about responding to preliminary checks for the online Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications....
Are dairy farmers the only ones making money?

Rural Life

Are dairy farmers the only ones making money?

Farm income varies significantly by farming enterprise. The average farm income across the 83,377 farms represented by the Teagasc National...
Direct payments keeping the average Irish drystock farm afloat

CAP / Schemes

Direct payments keeping the average Irish drystock farm afloat

The average direct payment was €17,932 in 2016, accounting for 75% of farm income, a preliminary estimate from Teagasc’s National Farm Survey...
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month

Dairy

Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month

The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence

N.Ireland

Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence

Mike Mullan, an executive director at Moy Park, has been named ‘HR Director of the Year’ at the fifth annual...
€2.3 billion forestry and timber sector needs more species

Forestry

€2.3 billion forestry and timber sector needs more species

The Irish forestry and timber industry, which contributes approximately €2.3 billion to the Irish economy and supports around 12,000 jobs,...
Flavours of Fingal County Show brings farming to the city

Rural Life

Flavours of Fingal County Show brings farming to the city

The fifth annual Flavours of Fingal County Show, held in the grounds of Newbridge House and Farm, Donabate, is taking...
IFA argues for inclusion of farmers’ own labour costs

Dairy

IFA argues for inclusion of farmers’ own labour costs

The exclusion of farmers’ own labour costs, to date, from cost analyses has been a topic of much discussion and debate...