Rural Life
Farming since the Famine - how Irish agriculture has changed
Ireland’s farming landscape has changed significantly since the Great Famine in 1845 and the many changes have been documented by...
statistics
Agri-Business
CSO: Cork has highest number of registered septic tanks
Cork was the county with the highest number of registered domestic waste water treatment systems (septic tanks) at 56,281 in...
Dairy
Irish dairy products were 25% dearer than EU27 average in 2021
Prices for milk, cheese and eggs in Ireland were 25% higher than the EU27 average last year (2021), according to...
Beef News
Declining EU livestock figures must rise to meet demand
The latest Eurostat livestock report which was published this week shows that some livestock figures in the EU are in...
Rural Life
Deadline to collect Census of Agriculture is mid-September - CSO
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is collecting the Census of Agriculture 2020 in September. This information was first gathered in...
Agri Politics
Almost 30% of farmers in the EU are over 65
Almost 30% of farm managers in the 28 European Union (EU) countries are aged 65 years or more. The figures,...