Farm incomes

Ireland needs to up its game on beef marketing

How do we future-proof Irish beef in an era of globalisation, falling EU production and the looming Mercosur deal? Asks Nuffield scholar Michael Martin.

OPINION 17 December 2025

Ireland needs to up its game on beef marketing

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Teagasc sets out new three-year strategy

Teagasc sets out new three-year strategy

NEWS 11 December 2025

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

NEWS 8 December 2025

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

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

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

NEWS 3 December 2025

Irish farm incomes driven by the laws of supply and demand

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

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Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler farmer incomes look set to exceed those seen in the usually higher income sector of cattle finishing.

NEWS 22 October 2025

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

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

Sustaining close to 25,000 jobs in Ireland, the total economic value of the farm machinery sector to the Irish economy is €4.76bn annually.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Tillage conference with farmers from Tipp to Missouri

Tillage conference with farmers from Tipp to Missouri

The ITLUS winter conference will feature farmers, a grain merchant and focus on profits and adding premiums to grain.

NEWS 22 October 2025

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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