National Farm Survey
Contributor on 08 Sep 2021
What does nitrogen use efficiency mean?
Michael O’Donovan, Elodie Ruelle and Brendan Horan discuss using grazing to improve nitrogen use efficiency.
Pat O'Toole on 14 Aug 2021
Department modelling needs to increase range of sizes
The Department of Agriculture had to reform the CAP reform online meetings this week, following criticism of the first one.
Ellen Durkin on 25 Jul 2021
Average debt on Irish farms of almost €60,000 in 2020
The National Farm Survey shows that overall debt on Irish farms declined on average in 2020.
Ellen Durkin on 23 Jul 2021
Average Irish farm received a direct payment of €17,850 in 2020
The relative contribution of direct payments to family farm income in 2020 fell across all regions by 3%, compared to 2019.
Justin McCarthy on 21 Jul 2021
Editorial: farmers losing out on EU grants for green transition
The level of funding allocated to Ireland is among the lowest in the EU.
Farmers Journal on 21 Jul 2021
Comment: what the national farm survey means for your sector
The Irish Farmers Journal's specialist livestock and tillage team takes a look at the National Farm Survey and what it means for your sector.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 21 Jul 2021
‘Positive’ year boosts sheep farm investment
Teagasc’s national farm survey had mixed results for a variety of farmers, but a good year of prices kept the economic wolf away from sheep farmers’ doors.
Ellen Durkin on 20 Jul 2021
80% of dairy farms classed as economically viable
The average family farm income of Irish dairy farms stood at €74,236 in 2020. Ellen Durkin reports.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 20 Jul 2021
Teagasc survey shows vulnerability of farm incomes – IFA
There was a wide disparity between the incomes of different sectors.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 20 Jul 2021
Teagasc survey exposes ‘struggling’ beef sector – MEP
The Sinn Féin MEP says that the National Farm Survey reveals great divisions between sectors and geographic regions.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 19 Jul 2021
Over 40% of farms earn less than €10,000
Teagasc information shows that there was a huge difference in incomes depending on farm system.
Niall Hurson on 19 Jul 2021
National Farm Survey: family farm income up 9% in 2020
Lower production costs and resilient food demand led to an increase in average farm income in 2020.
Justin McCarthy on 30 Jun 2021
Editorial: agriculture policy cannot be shaped by a popularity contest
The allocation of funding and the design of schemes within pillar 2 provides the minister with an opportunity to make up ground with farmers.
Amy Forde on 05 May 2021
Listen: all farmland has a nature value, new map shows
New land map shows one size does not fit all in terms of policy and the diversity of Irish land.
Jack Kennedy on 02 Feb 2021
Teagasc calls foul on New Zealand's carbon claims
The Irish agri research and advisory body Teagasc has very quickly responded to carbon claims published in New Zealand.
Aidan Brennan on 20 Jan 2021
Soil fertility improves but grass performance on beef farms stagnates
The Grass10 report looks at key performance indicators between 2016 and 2019, Aidan Brennan writes.
Matt Dempsey on 18 Nov 2020
Dempsey at Large: gaps in measurement
Productivity growth and efficiency in the broadest sense has differed widely between the sectors over the last 20 years.
Niall Hurson on 13 Nov 2020
Conclusion that Irish dairy farms are most profitable in Europe is flawed - IFA
The IFA highlights that 64% of dairy farms have an average debt of €112,000.
Matt Dempsey on 04 Nov 2020
Dempsey at Large: contradictions in competitiveness and the new sustainability
Teagasc has the credibility to revise and promulgate the correct figures.
Darren Carty on 18 Sep 2020
Plough On: policy, profitability and preference will shape future sheep sector
There have been major changes in the sheep sector over the last 10 years and it is almost certain there will be more big changes on the horizon over the coming decade.