Agri-Business
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary said: "The CSO is now showing a 24.5% collapse in cattle slaughterings in July alone."
David Argue has been appointed as a Teagasc cattle specialist based at Teagasc Ballyhaise and will cover the northeast of the country.
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) recently confirmed that the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is open for applications.
After notably low grass growth rates throughout June and into July in many parts of the country, the arrival of warmer...
Proposals to amend nutrient excretion rates have been opposed by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA).
The NFFSC has heard that some beef farmers in the west and northwest of the country are coming under pressure for silage.
The National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) has heard how farmers around the country have been struggling to secure straw.
Sheep News
Sheep farmers' incomes are unlikely to bounce back up quickly in 2023 as lamb prices aren't increasing, Kevin Hanrahan said.
Plans are underway by the Salesian Agricultural College to switch their beef and sheep farm to organic production.
Direct payments can make up to 20% of some farmers' incomes and it is vital that they secure a place in ACRES next year, Buckley said.
Members of the IFA executive have met with counterparts from other farming unions to discuss issues affecting drystock farmers.
Farmers must make 100% of their winter fodder supplies themselves this year, as the cost of purchasing alternatives may be prohibitive.
Grass
Just 1 in 500 drystock farms are actively using PastureBase Ireland (PBI) a study led by Teagasc's Micheál O'Leary has revealed.
Drystock farms are 100% reliant on direct payments; even to the extent that negative market income is eating into direct payments received.
