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New €uro-Star indexes predicted to add €35m to sheep industry

Changes to the terminal index is predicted to add an additional €15m in profit over the next 10 years with changes to the replacement index expected to add an additional €20m to the sheep sector.

NEWS 17 December 2025

New €uro-Star indexes predicted to add €35m to sheep industry

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‘Don’t send a tractor out of your yard, unless it is making money’

‘Don’t send a tractor out of your yard, unless it is making money’

NEWS 10 December 2025

Farm incomes estimated to be up 33% on average this year

Farm incomes estimated to be up 33% on average this year

NEWS 2 December 2025

Supermarket milk price war could threaten liquid milk sector – IFA

Supermarket milk price war could threaten liquid milk sector – IFA

Supermarket milk price war could threaten liquid milk sector – IFA

NEWS 14 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: carbon emissions calculations

Colm McCarthy: carbon emissions calculations

Colm McCarthy: carbon emissions calculations

VIEWPOINTS 24 September 2025

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Ploughing 25: Irish tillage benchmarks well, but scale missing - Teagasc

Ploughing 25: Irish tillage benchmarks well, but scale missing - Teagasc

Fixed costs have become very significant on tillage farms over recent years, especially land rental costs, Teagasc's Fiona Thorne said.

NEWS 9 July 2025

Teagasc store lamb finishing calculator update

Teagasc store lamb finishing calculator update

The calculator is a useful resource in helping farmers purchasing store lambs to complete finishing budgets and is equally useful for farmers weighing up whether to sell or finish lambs.

MARKETS 9 July 2025

Regulation to blame for food prices – ICMSA

Regulation to blame for food prices – ICMSA

ICMSA president Denis Drennan has said the cheap food policy has collapsed due to ever-increasing regulation and spiralling food production costs.

NEWS 9 July 2025

Farmers aren't to blame for food prices, says IFA

Farmers aren't to blame for food prices, says IFA

If food in Ireland is dear, farmers aren't to blame, says the IFA's chief economist

NEWS 9 July 2025

Average dairy income to reach €140,000, new report finds

Average dairy income to reach €140,000, new report finds

“Agricultural input markets have been relatively stable in 2025, with only modest price changes likely for the year as a whole,” Teagasc said.

NEWS 9 July 2025

Ireland's new heat policy - what it means

Ireland's new heat policy - what it means

Will Ireland’s new Renewable Heat Obligation jumpstart the anaerobic digestion sector, or open the floodgates to imported fuels? Asks Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 9 July 2025

Colm McCarthy: interdependence on climate transition

Colm McCarthy: interdependence on climate transition

A more rational economic basis for attributing responsibility for the climate transition between countries and between sectors of the economy is needed.

VIEWPOINTS 9 July 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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