Rural Life
CSO: Disposable income below average in most rural counties
The disposable income in most rural counties is below the state average, according to the latest data from the Central...
Rural Life
The disposable income in most rural counties is below the state average, according to the latest data from the Central...
Agri-Business
Aurivo and Teagasc have selected five farms to take part in the fourth phase of their joint farm profitability programme....
Agri-Business
The value of milk production in Ireland in 2023 is forecast to drop by almost €1.4 billion to €3.6 billion...
Agri-Business
Almost 60% of the income in Irish agriculture in 2022 was produced on just over 15,300 dairy farms, according to...
Rural Life
People living in Co. Donegal earn about 40% less than those who live in Dublin according to the latest data...
Dairy News
The average Irish milk price for 2023 is now likely to be 25% lower than the average for last year,...
Agri-Business
The average income on Irish dairy farms could drop by over 50% this year, compared to 2022, a new report...
Sheep News
The average income on sheep farms in Ireland has decreased by 21% within one year to an average of €16,454,...
Agri-Business
A meeting is taking place this weekend in Co. Westmeath to explore the possibility of establishing a new organisation for...
Agri-Business
The chairperson of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association’s (ICSMA) Farm Business Committee, Shane O’Loughlin, is calling on Revenue and...
Tillage
Teagasc released its Situation and Outlook for Irish Agriculture report (July 2020) on Tuesday, August 4. In the report, the...
Tillage
The Initial Economic Assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on Irish Agriculture issued by Teagasc last week did not read...
Agri-Business
Low starting salaries for new agri-researchers and farm advisors is becoming a growing concern at agri-education authority Teagasc. Like the...
Agri-Business
The decision not to include an income stabilisation measure in this year’s budget left ICOS (Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society) president Martin Keane...
Dairy
The income boost forecast by Teagasc for dairy farmers in 2017 must not distract from future challenges to the sector,...
Agri-Business
The IFA has lost a total of 3,682 members in 2016, while the association’s income also fell by over €1.2m,...
Agri-Business
The IFA has refused to comment on rumours that the organisation’s income over the past 12 months has fallen by well...
Beef
The Irish Government must make the European Commission aware that the current income crisis seen in the beef industry is...