Beef
2021 price increases 'should be seen in context of poor 2020'
The increase in prices paid to farmers in 2021 should be seen in the context of “historically low” prices paid...
Beef
The increase in prices paid to farmers in 2021 should be seen in the context of “historically low” prices paid...
Dairy
Dairy farms were almost 10ha larger in 2020 compared to 2010, according to the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO’s) Census of...
Beef
The total operating surplus for farmers in Ireland in 2021 is set to be 18.1% higher this year compared to...
Environment
In 2018, grasslands accounted for almost 56% of land cover in Ireland compared to a European average of just over...
Machinery News
So far this year, there have been 2,274 new tractors licenced in Ireland. New figures published by the Central Statistics...
Environment
Around 16% of households compost food waste, while 13% feed it to animals, according to new data from the Central...
Rural Life
Around 31% of households visit fields, farmland or the countryside most weeks for recreational purposes, according to new data from...
Beef
2021 will end with agriculture output prices for the year up 10.3% compared to 2020, according to the Central Statistics...
Environment
Over 69% of rural households have no alternative transport option if road fuel taxes went up 10%, according to new...
Machinery
Almost 1,000 more used imported tractors have been licenced for the first time in Ireland in the year to the...
Agri-Business
The South-West region saw the highest operating surplus in agriculture in 2020, according to figures released by the Central Statistics...
Beef
The number of suckler cows in the country was over 40,000 lower in June 2021 compared to June 2020, according...
Agri-Business
Imports from Great Britain in July 2021 decreased by over 30% to €983 million compared with July 2020, with the...
Agri-Business
The agricultural output price index decreased by 0.4% in July 2021 compared with June 2021, while the agricultural input price...
Agri-Business
The agriculture operating surplus for 2020 shows an annual increase of €337.9 million, or 11.6%, according to the final estimate...
Agri-Business
The value of goods exports to Great Britain (GB) in the first six months of 2021 was €6.7 billion, an...
Agri-Business
The agricultural output price index increased very slightly – by 0.3% – in June 2021 compared with May 2021. The...
Rural Life
Farmers are among the cohorts living in the least energy-efficient dwellings in Ireland. In 2016, some 11% of farmers, 10%...