Tillage News
Farm survey 2023: 42% of farmers now employed off-farm
Incidences of off-farm employment rose to 60% in 2023, according to the National Teagasc Farm Survey 2023. The proportion of...
Farm Income
Dairy
Weather likely to cause 'another challenging year' for farming
To date, 2024 is looking like “another challenging year” for farming in terms of weather, particularly for tillage and dairy...
Agri-Business
Farm orgs react to lowest farm income level 'in more than a decade'
President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), Denis Drennan has said that the government “should be ashamed” of...
Beef
Costs drag down suckler income despite higher payments
Incomes for suckler farms fell back in 2023 by 15%, with persistently high input costs more than offsetting an increase...
Agri-Business
Average dairy farmer income falls 69% to €49,500 in 2023 - report
The average income for Irish dairy farmers stood at just under €49,500 in 2023, a fall of 69% or €108,000...
Agri-Business
Farm business income in NI to decrease by 46% - DAERA
Farm business income measured across all farm types in Northern Ireland is expected to decrease from an average £51,043 in...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season: How are you paid for your milk?
How Irish dairy farmers are paid for their milk has to be a major factor when selecting potential sires for...
Agri-Business
Teagasc: Almost 60% of agriculture income from 15,300 dairy farms
Almost 60% of the income in Irish agriculture in 2022 was produced on just over 15,300 dairy farms, according to...
Tillage
Tillage sector now looking at a collapse in farm income - IFA
The value of the tillage sector is estimated to be down by 15% due to the difficult harvest according to...
Rural Life
Farmers in Leitrim earn lowest farm income in Ireland
Farmers in Co. Leitrim earn the lowest farm income in Ireland, according to a new report by Revenue. This is...
Tillage
40% decrease in profit on tillage farms in 2019 - IFAC
IFAC released preliminary figures from its Irish Farm Report 2020 today, Thursday, May 21. In the data, tillage farms are...
N.Ireland
NI total income from farming figures fell by 25% in 2019
Provisional figures indicate that the ‘Total Income From Farming’ (TIFF) in Northern Ireland fell by 25% (26% in real terms)...
Beef
IFA: 'Farm income figures a wake up call for Government'
New figures on farm income in 2018 should serve as a “wake up call” for the Government and the EU,...
Dairy
'Budget 2020 must fix farm income volatility' - ICMSA
Calls have been made for the Government to solve the issue of farm income volatility in the next budget later...
Tillage
Tillage farm incomes rise 18% in 2018
Tillage farmer income rose by 18% on average to €42,678 last year according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2018....
Beef
Tough 2018 takes toll on cattle farm incomes
Teagasc has released figures on the income situation suckler and beef farmers faced in 2018, as part of its National...
CAP / Schemes
'Variation in farm income underlines importance of CAP'
CSO figures for farm income in 2018 confirm the severe impact the adverse weather and external political events had on...
Agri-Business
Agricultural price trade index drops 6.3% in 2018 - CSO
Irish farm incomes were squeezed by numerous factors in 2018; this has been backed up by the latest figures released...