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Grass: Are you managing it or is it managing you?
With grass growing well in most areas across the country, many farmers find themselves in a situation where grass has gotten ahead of cattle and farmers are attempting to graze-out heavy covers while...
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Buildings Focus: A 16-unit parlour, handling facilities and 70 cubicles in...
For this week’s Buildings Focus, Agriland made the trip down to Kilkenny to chat with a new entrant to dairy, Karl Dillon about his new dairy unit. The Kilkenny native, originally in the suckler and...
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Beef farmers: Now is the time to get out spreading lime
With markets having taken a turn for the better this year, some beef farmers, after a number of difficult years, are considering spending a bit of money and reinvesting back into improving their farms...
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Slurry and fertiliser: What to spread and where to spread it
Slurry and chemical fertilisers are the two main components used on Irish farms to improve or maintain soil fertility and, in doing so, encourage grass growth. Soil fertility is a subject which can...
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How much meal should I be feeding my beef cattle?
It’s no secret that Irish beef cattle prices are on the rise, and with demand forecasted to remain strong and supply expected to be down on last year, the latter half of 2021 and onwards is looking...
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Farm Safety Week: Review on-farm work practices
Today (Monday, July 19) marks the ninth annual Farm Safety Week in Ireland and the UK, an initiative led by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and by Yellow Wellies UK. The message for this year is:...
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National Farm Survey: Average farm income increases by 9%
The Teagasc National Farm Survey for 2020 has been released, showing a general increase in farm incomes for last year. The preliminary results show that there were increases for dairy, sheep and beef...
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Average income on sheep farms increases by 24% in 2020 – National Farm Survey
The average farm income on sheep farms in 2020 increased by 24% relative to 2019 and amounted to €18,383, figures from the Teagasc National Farm Survey for 2020 reveal. The overall gross output on...
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61% of cattle-rearing farms earned below €10,000 in 2020
Results from the Teagasc National Farm Survey have indicated that 61% of cattle-rearing farms earned less than €10,000 in 2020. According to the findings released today, Monday, July 19, there were...
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National Farm Survey: The average dairy farm income increased by 13% in 2020
Teagasc released its National Farm Survey for 2020, which outlines some of the sectorial figures for 2020. According to the survey, there are 16,146 dairy farms, with an average herd size of 82 cows....
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Investment and debt: How did Irish farmers fare in 2020?
The changes in Irish farmers’ investment and debt patterns over the course of last year have been revealed in the preliminary results of the Teagasc National Farm Survey for 2020. The survey results...
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TAMS II deadline this Friday
The deadline for applications for tranche 22 of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II) is set to close this Friday, July 23. For farmers looking to get an application in for this...
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Agri ultra cycle: Video –€18,000 raised so far as team tackles Kerry
The agri-supported Mayo Ultra Cyclists are powering their way through Kerry today (Monday, July 19) on day two of a major ultra cycle adventure to raise funds for mental health charities. The group...
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Farmers urged to be extremely vigilant amid high fire risk
Farmers, landowners and rural-dwellers are being urged to “exercise extreme caution” and to heed the high level Status Orange warning for fires over the coming days. In an appeal to farmers, Teagasc...
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National Farm Survey ‘exposes worrying trends’ -MEP
Following the release of the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2020 yesterday (Monday, July 19), the results have been met with concern by one Irish MEP. Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus said yesterday evening...
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National Farm Survey: How much did we rely on direct payments?
The Teagasc National Farm Survey for 2020 was published yesterday (Monday, July 19), revealing the average family farm income across the sectors for last year. We’ve already covered the 2020 farm...
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Survey ‘does not take away from ongoing vulnerability’– IFA
Reacting to the results of the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2020, which was published yesterday (Monday, July 19), the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) said it “underlines the vulnerability of farm...
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Chartered health psychologist joins AHI team
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has appointed chartered health psychologist Alison Burrell to the AHI team. Having qualified through the National Health Service (NHS) Education for Scotland training...
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Ultra cycle: Day 3 ‘Ag Day’– 15 hours of cycling as agri-business joins in
The cyclists began from Ardgroom shortly after 6:00a.m yesterday on ‘Day 3’ of the Ultra Cycle 2021, facing fog and mist throughout the coastline as they cycled the Kerry coast passing through Camp,...
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Farm advisors ‘On Feirm Ground’ with new health and well-being training
Last year, a training programme was developed that would see farm advisors around Ireland equipped with a new set of skills to enable them to engage with farmers in a different way. Following a period...
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