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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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Editorial: Teagasc outlook positive but clouds on horizon

Editorial: Teagasc outlook positive but clouds on horizon

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Milk margins expected to fall below 2024 levels

Milk margins expected to fall below 2024 levels

NEWS 3 December 2025

A focus on winter-milk production in Cavan

A focus on winter-milk production in Cavan

A focus on winter-milk production in Cavan

NEWS 19 November 2025

ICMSA slams latest milk price cut

ICMSA slams latest milk price cut

ICMSA slams latest milk price cut

NEWS 13 November 2025

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Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

The number of farmers slaughtering cattle has reduced by 17,400 in the last 10 years.

VIEWPOINTS 26 March 2025

Pig farms being 'squeezed out' by pig price cuts

Pig farms being 'squeezed out' by pig price cuts

Pig farms were dealt another blow this week as pig price reduced 4c/kg.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Farmers are only ones who lose out when markets drop – ICMSA

Farmers are only ones who lose out when markets drop – ICMSA

ICMSA president Denis Drennan was speaking following the announcement over the weekend by three major supermarkets that they were cutting the retail price of milk.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Over £13m of profit at Leprino Foods

Over £13m of profit at Leprino Foods

The US-based company has a UK operation which includes a processing site in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 March 2025

High input dairy with highest margins report Kingshay

High input dairy with highest margins report Kingshay

Most dairy farmers have seen increased margins in the last year report Kingshay

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 March 2025

Tillage – crops look good except for price

Tillage – crops look good except for price

A shift into producing feed for livestock farmers by some grain growers might be one of the reasons behind the tillage hectares holding up in 2024/25.

VIEWPOINTS 26 March 2025

Dairy farmers running faster to stand still

Dairy farmers running faster to stand still

Economic reality means the future will be dominated by fewer, larger dairy farms.

NEWS 26 March 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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