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Average farm income of €6/ha before direct payments
Noel Bardon
The average farmer received just over €430/ha in scheme payments over 2023, Teagasc's National Farm Survey found.
24 July 2024 Viewpoints
Positive farming not matched by positive policy
Ultimately, what the Tullamore Farm results show is that with the right policy framework, farmers can respond to the challenge of reducing national emissions.
24 July 2024 News
Suckler incomes back to €7,400 last year
Beef finishers have a farm income almost twice that of suckler farmers, despite a cut to their earnings in 2023.
€105,000 knocked off dairy incomes in 2023
The average dairy income came in at €49,400 last year, a €105,000 reduction on the year before.
24 July 2024 News
Tillage incomes plunge by 71% in 2023
In 2023, about half of farmers in the sector undertook the Straw Incorporation Measure, and received an average payment of over €5,500.
24 July 2024 News
Calls for Budget 2025 action after 57% fall in farm incomes
Farm groups have been keen to highlight the results of Teagasc's National Farm Survey to Government ahead of Budget 2025.
24 July 2024 News
Average farm income fell almost 60% in 2023 – Teagasc
Lower farmgate prices, depressed levels of production and high costs were the drivers in the reduction in farm incomes last year.
23 July 2024 News
NI farm incomes take a 44% hit
DAERA has published its latest estimates for family farm incomes in NI
10 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Emissions targets should not be met through decreased production - IFA
The IFA said the announcement of emissions reductions in the agricultural sector that are due to a drop in cattle numbers and less fertiliser would have economic and social consequences.
9 July 2024 News
Nitrates derogation threat is existential for dairy farmers
The hands-on nature of dairy farming means that dairy farmers won't be able to trundle along and put up with lower farm incomes supported by off-farm jobs, writes Aidan Brennan.
12 June 2024 Management
Quality of life more important than income for small farmers
A Teagasc survey found that a majority small farmers see enjoyment and the continuation of tradition as being important to them.
29 May 2024 News
Outlook for farm input costs is improving, but risks remain
What’s next for fertiliser, feed and fuel prices after three years of volatility.
29 May 2024 News