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Beef finishers facing a £200 loss this spring

Beef finishers in NI face losses of almost £200 per head this spring as falling factory prices and rising input costs squeeze margins.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 March 2026

Beef finishers facing a £200 loss this spring

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Target for 45% increase in sheep gross margins

Target for 45% increase in sheep gross margins

NEWS 25 February 2026

Lower turnover but steady margins for Agco

Lower turnover but steady margins for Agco

NEWS 12 February 2026

NI dairy farms leaking cash at current prices

NI dairy farms leaking cash at current prices

NI dairy farms leaking cash at current prices

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

Home Farm: do you use farm-saved seed?

Home Farm: do you use farm-saved seed?

Home Farm: do you use farm-saved seed?

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

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Cutting costs at the forefront of IGA conference

Cutting costs at the forefront of IGA conference

With margins set to be tight in 2026, finding opportunities to reduce all costs on the farm will be important to get through the year. That was one of the key message at the IGA dairy conference

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Tillage to trail other sectors in 2026

Tillage to trail other sectors in 2026

According to analysis from Teagasc, higher fertiliser and production costs, combined with a return to more average crop yields, are set to reduce profitability in the tillage sector.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2026

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2026

There’s plenty to be positive about in farming as a new year dawns.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Editorial: winter finisher concern

Editorial: winter finisher concern

One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and the same can be said for the winter finishing business.

VIEWPOINTS 3 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

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

Editorial: Teagasc outlook positive but clouds on horizon

Editorial: Teagasc outlook positive but clouds on horizon

Adam Woods was at the Teagasc Situation and Outlook conference in Dublin this week.

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Milk margins expected to fall below 2024 levels

Milk margins expected to fall below 2024 levels

The average milk price received by farmers was assumed to drop by over 10c/l year-on-year in Teagasc's calculations.

NEWS 3 December 2025

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