N.Ireland
Direct payment 'isn't enough to sustain farm businesses' - Lockhart MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, has praised the DAERA for continuing to...
Farm Business
Agri-Business
National show to offer energy saving tips and options for farmers
A national show, taking place next month, will offer insights on how to reduce energy consumption on-farm and cut down...
Sponsored
Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Agri-Business
Beef farmers make up majority of Cultivate loan applications
Cultivate, the collaborative credit union finance lending platform for farmers, released analysis of its 2021 loan applications, which shows that...
Agri-Business
Farm succession planning: What structure works best?
Succession and continuity are vital components in the sustainability of a farm business, with a key goal to structure one’s...
Agri-Business
What should farmers take into account when switching banks?
Taking the plunge to switch banks is not a move which should be undetaken lightly, according to professional services firm...
Beef
A cut above: How do the top performers in beef run their farms?
The beef farmers viewed as “top performers” in the sector – in other words farmers who are making the most...
Dairy
What sets the top performers apart in Irish dairy farming?
The “top performers” among Irish dairy farmers – in other words farmers who are making the most profit from their...
Agri-Business
Guide to Personal Insolvency Arrangements launched by IFA
A Guide to Personal Insolvency Arrangements (PIA) has been launched by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) today (Friday, December 4)....
N.Ireland
Poots encourages NI farmers to apply for farm business funding
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has encouraged farmers to consider applying to the third tranche of Tier 1 of...
Agri-Business
2019 in figures: How did agri prices, production and margins fare?
The Central Statistics Office’s (CSO’s) final estimate of operating surplus in agriculture in 2019 shows an annual increase of €110.7...
Agri-Business
Farm viability falls in 2018: 34% of farms deemed 'economically vulnerable'
Just 32% of the farm population represented by the Teagasc National Farm Survey in 2018 were classed as being economically...
Agri-Business
2018 a year of change for new FDC Athenry office
2018 has been a year of change for FDC Group’s Athenry office, as the farm accountancy and consultancy firm expands...
Agri-Business
Kiwi cunning: Need to brush up on your dairy agri-business skills?
A series of agri-business seminars for dairy farm business owners, given by a New Zealand based agri-business consultant, is being...
Agri-Business
Heatwave is costing dairy farmers €1,750 a week
The current heatwave sweeping the country is costing an average dairy farmer €250 per day or €1,750 per week, IFAC...
Agri-Business
Planning for a Successful Farm Business: Former Taoiseach to address farmers next week
An event aimed at supporting agri businesses and farmers in Meath is being hosted by Bank of Ireland next week....
Agri-Business
Bracing for Brexit: Innovative veg exporter details plans
Brexit is looming, but Mash Direct – one of the North’s best-known food exporters – is thinking ahead by launching...
Agri-Business
Limerick farmer elected IFA National Farm Business Chairman
Following a meeting of the IFA National Farm Business Committee this week, Martin Stapleton from Co. Limerick was elected Chairman of...