Dairy
Keeping costs down with 500 cows over three leased farms
Keeping costs down is the driver of profitability for Cork dairy farmer Joe Deane who has built his way up...
Costs
Dairy
Dairy advice: Keeping costs down in 2025
Keeping costs down in 2025 is going to be the vital tool in improving farm profitability for the year, and...
Sponsored
Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
DAFM: Sales of fertiliser increase by over 8% in a year
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that total fertiliser sales have increased by almost 8.3%...
Agri-Business
EU groups demand 'blacklist' for purchasing at prices below production cost
European farmers and agri-food worker organisations have written an open letter to members of the European Commission to “demand” the...
Dairy
Costs on dairy farms up 12c/L in past 4 years - Shalloo
Costs on dairy farms have increased by 12c/L on average over the past four years, according to Dr. Laurence Shalloo...
Agri-Business
Rabobank: 'Little growth' in global fertiliser demand in 2024
Global fertiliser demand will see little growth in 2024, while affordability is expected to decline, according to Rabobank. A new...
Tillage
CSO: Potato prices paid to farmers rose by 73% in the year to April
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that the price of outputs for potato farmers have increased by 73.6% over...
Tillage
Report: Tillage production limited to about 7% of farm land
Tillage production is limited to about 7% of the agricultural land base in Ireland, according to a new report published...
Sponsored
Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Rural Life
Priest calls on rural communities to 'love your neighbour' as rain continues
A Church of Ireland priest has called on rural communities to lend a listening ear and “love your neighbour” as...
Agri-Business
Feed and fertiliser savings must be passed to farmers - MLA
Animal feed and fertiliser importers have been urged to pass on any savings to farmers who are continuing to “grapple...
Agri Politics
Claim that farms could be overwhelmed by escalating costs
2022 will be a challenging year for farming due to escalating costs, according to the president of the Irish Farmers’...
CAP / Schemes
Soaring construction costs 'wiping out' farmer TAMS grants
A massive rise in construction costs is “wiping out” farmer grants under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS), according to...
Dairy
'Worrying' trend of overhead costs emerging in Irish dairy farming
The 2019 National Farm Survey (NFS) preliminary results, which suggest a modest dairy farm family income increase, are less positive...
Machinery
Slurry spreading: How much does it cost?
As slurry season approaches AgriLand has been pricing the cost of spreading in different parts of the country. There is...
Sponsored
Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Beef
BEEF 2018: €300/cow net margin difference between average and high-performing herds
Many beef farmers travelled to the BEEF 2018 event in Teagasc Grange today to hear of possible avenues of increasing...
Tillage
Oilseed rape: Alternative methods to ploughing could save you money
Leave the plough in the shed and reduce your seed rate if you want to make more money from oilseed...
Beef
What lies ahead for the Irish beef sector in 2018?
2017 has seen a difference in the performance levels of beef finishing farms and suckler farming enterprises. On cattle finishing...
Dairy
What does 2018 hold for milk prices?
2017 was a relatively good year for dairy farmers, as the average dairy farm income is expected to exceed €90,000....