Dairy
Dairy farmers get better economic returns, are at less risk of isolation but work longer hours compared to other farmers.
Agri-Business
Teagasc has today (Tuesday, October 28) launched a new fertiliser dashboard based on data from the National Farm Survey (NFS).
Rural Life
Teagasc has launched 'Farm Enterprise Data Dashboards', which are described as online tools to provide "clear insights" into incomes.
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.
The value of the Irish agricultural contracting sector has now exceeded the €1 billion mark, for the first time ever, the FCI said.
The National Farm Survey revealed that machinery investment was proportionately the largest investment category across farm systems in 2024.
According to this years National Farm Survey, direct payments remained an important source of income for farms across the country in 2024.
The president of the IFA has welcomed a reported increase in family farm incomes, but warned that vulnerable sectors are still struggling.
The ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the reported recovery in incomes across farming systems in the National Farm Survey (NFS).
The director of Teagasc has welcomed the recovery in farm incomes for 2024, and offered a hopeful, though cautious, outlook for 2025.
Sheep
Production costs fell on sheep farms last year thanks to a combination of lower feed prices and fertiliser costs according to a new report.
Beef
In 2024, the output value on cattle rearing farms increased due to higher cattle prices, the latest NFS has revealed.
Dairy farm incomes more than doubled in 2024, rising by 113% to an average of €108,200.
Tillage
According to the provisional results of the Teagasc National Farm Survey, tillage farm incomes averaged €38,685 in 2024.
The results of the latest National Farm Survey from economists at Teagasc has said there was a "substantial recovery" in income in 2024.
Agri Politics
The leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs has called for a multi-million aid package for farmers in the upcoming budget.
The IFA Dairy Committee chair Stephen Arthur has said that dairy farmers must be paid for environmental actions on their farms.
The average income for Irish dairy farmers was €49,500 in 2023, a fall of 69% or €108,000 on the previous year, according to a new report.
Environment
Teagasc is working on a new system to track biodiversity on farmland for the first time in its National Farm Survey.
The recently published National Farm Survey for 2022 provides a detailed breakdown of how the tillage sector performed during this period
Dairy News
The East and Midlands had the highest family farm income (FFI) for dairy in 2022, with an average return of €2,508/ha.
Sheep News
Sheep farmers' incomes are unlikely to bounce back up quickly in 2023 as lamb prices aren't increasing, Kevin Hanrahan said.
A sharp reduction in milk prices and very high production costs could see dairy farm incomes halved this year, compared to last year.
