Agri Politics
ICMSA urges commissioner to ban below-cost selling of food
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) Denis Drennan has urged the European Commissioner for Agriculture and...
Farm Incomes
Tillage
Incomes on Irish tillage farms set to increase in 2025
Teagasc is projecting that incomes on Irish tillage farms will increase in 2025, relative to the year just ending. Driving...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Tillage
Tillage incomes set to increase by 40% in 2025
According to the recently published Teagasc Outlook projections, Irish tillage incomes could increase by as much as 40% to €42,000...
Agri-Business
DAFM Review: Uncertainty weighed on 2023 agri profitability
After a record year for Family Farm Income in 2022, 2023 was a challenging year for farmers, according to the...
Agri-Business
Agricultural output value more than doubled in 10 years - report
The value of Irish agricultural output more than doubled in the 10 years from 2014 to 2023, according to a...
Rural Life
What is the outlook for farm incomes in 2025?
A new report by Teagasc has provided an outlook on farm incomes for 2025 in a new report that estimates...
Dairy
2024 farm incomes 'on upward path' following 2023 record lows
A new report by Teagasc has provided the latest estimates of average incomes for various farm types in 2024, and...
Rural Life
Proposed farmer 'income volatility' measure could cost €15.3m for first 3 years
The proposed income volatility measure to support the farming sector, unveiled in Budget 2025, could cost in the region of...
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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...
Agri-Business
Gorman: Budget 2025 'won’t do enough to address' farm incomes
Measures announced in Budget 2025 today (Tuesday, October 1) will not “do enough to address the income crisis” on farms,...
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...
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...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
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...