Dairy
Teagasc makes it easier for dairy farmers to employ staff
Teagasc has eased some of the burden faced by dairy farmers when it comes to employing staff with the publication...
Dairy
Teagasc has eased some of the burden faced by dairy farmers when it comes to employing staff with the publication...
Dairy
Arrabawn Co-op is the latest in a growing number of processors to announce a milk price increase for May supplies....
Beef
Ireland is only the second country in the world to have over one million cattle with a valid genotype, according...
Dairy
The Irish dairy industry has lost markets in the EU due to the excessive levels of iodine in our milk,...
Agri-Business
A five-year plan, properly put together, that is understood by and applicable to the farmer is crucial for a successful...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies is the latest processor to increase its May milk price, following on from Glanbia’s announcement earlier today. The...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Animal Identification and Movement System (AIM) recorded over three million cattle movements in 2016....
Opinion
The case for an increase in farm-gate milk prices is incontestable. We have just had the sixth successive hike in...
Dairy
The average dairy farm income, across the 15,639 farms represented by the Teagasc National Farm Survey, was €51,809 in 2016....
Dairy
The upward trend has continued at the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction; the price index increased by 0.6% at today’s...
Rural Life
Taking a break from dairy farming can make a person return more focused and motivated than ever, according to the...
Opinion
Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement poses a very stark question...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim dairy farmer Gareth Hayes believes that diversification can help dairy farmers cope with the challenge of volatile milk...
Dairy
The Irish dairy sector needs 6,000 people to enter dairy farming by 2025, according to a report published by Teagasc...
Rural Life
Farm income varies significantly by farming enterprise. The average farm income across the 83,377 farms represented by the Teagasc National...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
Dairy
The problem of labour shortages on farms in the Republic of Ireland is primarily affecting the dairy sector, according to the...
Dairy
Almost 60% of dairy farms had debts averaging €99,058 last year, a preliminary estimate of Teagasc’s National Farm Survey results show....