Farm incomes

Best suckler farms to net more per acre than average dairy farm

Teagasc anticipates that weanling prices will slip 5% next year as 2026's average milk price looks set to plummet 20%.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Best suckler farms to net more per acre than average dairy farm

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Irish farm incomes driven by the laws of supply and demand

Irish farm incomes driven by the laws of supply and demand

NEWS 3 December 2025

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

NEWS 3 December 2025

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn/year to Irish economy

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn/year to Irish economy

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn/year to Irish economy

NEWS 26 November 2025

Tillage conference with farmers from Tipp to Missouri

Tillage conference with farmers from Tipp to Missouri

Tillage conference with farmers from Tipp to Missouri

NEWS 25 November 2025

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Dempsey at Large: Carbon farming - potential or reality?

Dempsey at Large: Carbon farming - potential or reality?

There is scope to develop the concept of carbon farming where it can provide an income stream for farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

20% CAP cut 'not a done deal' as exact extent of proposed chop still unclear

20% CAP cut 'not a done deal' as exact extent of proposed chop still unclear

The Department has said that Brussels' plans to gut CAP's ringfenced funds is so radical that it is still crunching the numbers as to the full extent of the decrease.

NEWS 1 October 2025

Dempsey at Large: agriculture out on a limb

Dempsey at Large: agriculture out on a limb

If we are serious about generational renewal in Irish farming, as distinct from normal generational shifts in land ownership, then the most basic reappraisal of policy has to take place.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

US crop insurance provides a safety net

US crop insurance provides a safety net

Crop insurance is hugely important in the US, Siobhán Walsh spoke to the head of one of the biggest providers of insurance in the US to learn more.

NEWS 1 October 2025

Minister tried ‘very, very hard’ for farm income volatility tool in Budget 2026

Minister tried ‘very, very hard’ for farm income volatility tool in Budget 2026

Department of Agriculture officials and officials from the Department of Finance “worked through proposals” on an income volatility tool in the months ahead of the budget.

NEWS 1 October 2025

Budget 2025: ICMSA anger with absence of income volatility tool

Budget 2025: ICMSA anger with absence of income volatility tool

The ICMSA was keen to see an income volatility tool included as part of Budget 2026.

NEWS 1 October 2025

Budget support essential for tillage farmers under pressure

Budget support essential for tillage farmers under pressure

Tillage farmers will hope to see the Government parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael deliver on their pre-election promises to provide €60m/year to the sector.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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