Agri Politics
ICSA urges government to support 'financially savaged' farmers
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has urged the government to take immediate action to address the crisis...
Farm Incomes
Agri-Business
Individual farm incomes 'cannot handle' reductions
Following the publishing of data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing the fall of family farm incomes in 2023,...
Dairy
Budget 2025: ICMSA meets Chambers and Donohoe on demands
Representatives from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) have met with the two government ministers responsible for Budget 2025...
Agri Politics
Call for multi-million aid package for farmers in budget
The leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs has called for a multi-million aid package for farmers in the...
Agri-Business
Dairy farms should see 'an increase' in incomes in 2024 - economists
Dairy farms should experience an increase in incomes in 2024 and milk prices will be higher “perhaps by as much...
Agri-Business
Income for beef finishers falls by almost one-fifth in 2023
Income for beef finishers and farmers with cattle (other than suckler and dairy farmers) declined by almost one-fifth in 2023,...
N.Ireland
Farmers must act to improve efficiency levels - Danske Bank
Danske Bank’s head of agribusiness, Rodney Brown, has confirmed a ‘steady as she goes’ perspective for most farm sectors in...
Tillage
Tillage incomes rose by 31% in 2022
Irish tillage incomes rose by 31% in 2022, relative to the year previous, according to the finalised Teagasc National Farm...
Agri-Business
ICMSA: 'Bad years' financial scheme needed for farmers
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) is calling on the government to back a new financial scheme which it...
N.Ireland
Farm incomes in Northern Ireland coming under strong pressure
A leading accountant has highlighted the growing pressures now impacting farm incomes in Northern Ireland. And the continuing decline in...
Dairy News
Average Irish milk price to be 25% lower than 2022 - report
The average Irish milk price for 2023 is now likely to be 25% lower than the average for last year,...
Agri-Business
'Very challenging' outlook for farm incomes in 2023
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan has said that the outlook for farm incomes this year...
Agri-Business
Average dairy farm income over €150,000 in 2022 - survey
The average family farm income (FFI) for Irish dairy farmers stood at €150,884 last year, according to Teagasc. The figure,...
N.Ireland
NI farm incomes increase by over 17% in 2022
Farm incomes in Northern Ireland have increased by 17.4%, according to figures published today (Thursday, April 27) by the Department...
Dairy News
IGA conference: Reducing organic N could reduce farm profit by 53%
The annual Irish Grassland Association (IGA) National Dairy Conference, sponsored by Yara, is taking place today (Wednesday, January 18), where...
Agri-Business
Farm incomes jump in 2022 with dairy the clear winner - Teagasc
Average farm incomes jumped considerably in 2022, propelled chiefly by the dairy sector which delivered average farm incomes for farmers...
Agri-Business
Multi-billion Euro CAP plan to go to Cabinet for approval
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will bring the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), representing billions of euro...
Beef
Suckler, sheep, tillage and pig farmers to be hit worst by inflation
Farmers in the suckler, sheep, tillage and pig sectors are going to be worse hit by input price inflation when...