Agri-Business
Farm incomes are set to fall in 2026 as milk and cattle prices ease alongside further cost pressures, a new report from Teagasc has said.
The average family farm income in 2025 was highest in the south-east at just over €79,000, according to new data.
The number of farm households where the farmer or their spouse had an off-farm job dropped to an average of 59% in 2025.
Due to the general rise in farm incomes in 2025, the proportion of viable farms "increased sharply" last year, according to Teagasc.
Farm Survey
Beef finishing and store cattle enterprises recorded the strongest percentage income growth of any farm system in Ireland in 2025.
Tillage
The average family farm income on tillage farms was €54,916 in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 33%.
A new report today (Monday, July 6) reveals that farm incomes increased across all major farm systems in Ireland in 2025
Global average gross agricultural income per worker is projected to increase by 9% by 2035, according to a new report released today.
Young Farmers
An Irish MEP has warned that young farmers will be lost to the sector unless the EU makes farming more financially viable.
A new EU study has highlighted the need for better targeted farm supports to protect incomes and strengthen resilience.
Dairy
The ICMSA has said that the latest figures from Teagasc show there is need to address the "roller-coaster" of farm incomes.
The Irish tillage sector has endured three challenging harvests in a row. And the prospect of fourth is now looming.
The government's Tax Strategy Group (TSG) has said that introducing an income volatility measure for farmers would be "disproportionate".
Teagasc has recently projected a rise in tillage incomes of 12% to €43,000, year-on-year: part of its updated farm performance review.
The average income on tillage farms forecast to increase to €43,000 this year according to a new report published by Teagasc economists.
Sheep
Sheep farms are expected to record an average income of just under €34,000 in 2025, representing...
The average income for dairy farmers is set to increase by 30% in 2025 compared to 2024, according to figures published today by Teagasc.
Average farm incomes on Irish beef farms is forecast to reach €25,000 in 2025, a sharp increase on previous years, according to a new report.
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its first, provisional, estimate for farm incomes in 2024.
Agri Politics
The ICMSA president Denis Drennan has urged the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen to ban below-cost selling of food.
Teagasc is projecting that incomes on Irish tillage farms will increase in 2025, relative to the year just ending.
According to the recently published Teagasc Outlook projections, Irish tillage incomes could increase by as much as 40% to €42,000 next year.
After a record year for Family Farm Income in 2022, 2023 was a challenging year for farmers, according to the annual review from DAFM.
