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Average costs across all agricultural sectors have risen by 73% in …
WEB1 day ago · 17 September 2024. The most impacted sectors, dairy and tillage, incurred total cost increases of 86% and 106% respectively. Average costs across all agricultural sectors have risen by 73% since 2017. A new report launched by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has looked into the impact of global events such as Covid-19 and the war in ...
Organic sector targets 'ambitious' €750m in output by 2030
WEB5 hours ago · The €750m target is based off the sector’s leakage figures dropping to 10% for cattle and below 50% for lamb. Key priorities for the sector to meet its targets include ensuring organic farmers are supported with payments and advice, bringing co-ordination to the value chain to avoid leakage and growing domestic markets, while also tapping into those overseas.
Generational renewal the 'elephant in the room' - Alice Doyle
WEB10 hours ago · Generational renewal is the elephant in the room, according to Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) deputy president Alice Doyle. Speaking on Wednesday morning at the Irish Farmers Journal breakfast briefing at Ploughing 2024, Doyle said that the aging profile of farmers is extremely worrying. "We have to have people coming into farming.
45% of dairy farmers in south of Ireland without sufficient winter …
WEB1 day ago · 17 September 2024. With some of these farms already feeding silage due to lower than target grass covers, there is concern that such deficits could well increase before normal winter housing date. Nearly 45% of all farmers in the south region of Ireland are without sufficient winter feed. New figures from the 2024 Teagasc fodder survey update ...
Beef Trends: quotes steady as Ploughing takes centre stage
WEB2 days ago · Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle. Hundreds of thousands of farmers and their families will descend on Ratheniska, Co Laois, over the next three days to attend the National Ploughing Championships. It’s always a quiet time when it comes to marketing cattle, as ...
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Farming News: further fiasco with ACRES, milk price outlook and ...
WEB5 days ago · 13 September 2024. Get the latest farming news from our news team. This week, the Irish Farmers Journal news team brings you the latest on the ongoing Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) payment fiasco. We talk prices on straw and meal heading into the back end of the year, as well as …
Farming news: red tape risks €3bn, rewetting concerns and 2023 …
WEB26 July 2024. Get the latest farming news from our news team. This week, the Irish Farmers Journal news team brings you the latest news from the farming sector. Listen now to get an overview of the key findings of an Irish Farmers Journal /KPMG report which determined that €3bn could be wiped from the agri-food sector over the coming years.
Over one third of Irish farms’ output below €8,000 in 2022
WEBMay 21, 2024 · A new analysis of national farm survey (NFS) figures by Teagasc has found that 48,000 of Ireland’s 135,000 farms had an economic output of less than €8,000 in 2022. These farms are classified as particularly small in economic terms and are not included in annual NFS reporting. Farms below the €8,000 output threshold occupy 15% of the ...