Production costs
Niall Hurson on 26 Mar 2021
French farmer protest a show of force against national food law and CAP reform
The organisers said there will be no food sovereignty in France without fair remuneration for farmers.
Phelim O'Neill on 24 Mar 2021
What BSE negligible risk would mean for Irish farmers
Negligible risk status on BSE would reduce factories production costs which is indirectly good news for farmers
Niall Hurson on 22 Mar 2021
Factories dragging their heels on beef price rise - IFA
The IFA has called for the baseline to move to €4.00/kg to reflect the current prices in the UK and EU markets.
Declan Marren on 06 Mar 2021
Thrive roundup: demo farm struggles to leave a margin and managing calf arrival
This week's Thrive dairy beef roundup looks at the economics on the demonstration farm and managing calves over the first 48 hours after arrival.
Declan Marren on 05 Mar 2021
Thrive: calf purchasing halted due to high calf price
With a beef price of up to €4.55/kg required to leave a €100 net margin at current calf prices, purchasing calves for this year's programme has been halted.
Letters to the Editor on 03 Mar 2021
Letter: time for a change in the business model of farming
"The unique business model within farm production requires restructuring" - Martin Mc Garry, Farmer, Sligo.
Peter McCann on 17 Feb 2021
ANC restoration bill to come before Stormont
A bill is to be brought before Stormont which aims to re-instate the Areas of Natural Constraint payment in Northern Ireland.
Adam Woods on 22 Dec 2020
Suckler beef v dairy beef – where's the money?
Adam Woods takes a look at the recently published Teagasc beef roadmap.
Peter McCann on 16 Dec 2020
UFU unimpressed by fixed milk price contracts
Various fixed milk price contracts have been recently offered up by local dairy processors in NI.
Darren Carty on 11 Nov 2020
What should you be paying for shed rental?
A new guide to charges for wintering arrangements published by Teagasc details direct shed rental charges for different categories of stock, forage costs and labour and machinery running charges.
Justin McCarthy on 11 Nov 2020
Are dairy farmers running faster to stand still?
Ultimately it is down to each milk supplier to assess the performance of their processors, writes Justin McCarthy.
Niall Hurson on 11 Nov 2020
Merchants must show commitment to sector in grain price – IFA
The IFA has called on all grain buyers to show a commitment to the sustainability of their Irish grain suppliers.
Kieran Mailey on 04 Nov 2020
Can you keep a keep autumn-calving cows for less than €1,000?
With breeding getting underway for many autumn calving suckler herds, Kieran Mailey examines the cost of keeping the cow.
Declan Marren on 07 Oct 2020
Hitting the optimal winter growth rate with weanlings this winter
Declan Marren looks at what target growth rate should weanlings achieve this winter.
Barry Cassidy on 21 Sep 2020
Difficult harvest to knock tillage sector back by 15% - IFA
After a 15% drop between 2018 and 2019, tillage farmers face another fall in income, the IFA has warned.
Kieran Mailey on 26 Aug 2020
Paddock grazing cutting costs on beef farms
Beef farmers Sam Chesney and James Evans outlined how paddocks are increasing grass yields and cutting production costs at a recent farm webinar.
Niall Hurson on 14 Aug 2020
Regulation without support in new CAP will decimate tillage sector - IFA
IFA president Tim Cullinan has called on all grain merchants to pay sustainable prices for this year’s harvest.
Darren Carty on 22 Jul 2020
Doing the sums on your replacement policy
There is an anticipation among farmers that hogget supplies may be tighter in breeding sales or more expensive, leading some farmers to assess alternative options.
Darren Carty on 22 Jul 2020
Selecting the optimum lambing date for your farm
Reports suggest that there are some farmers considering pulling the lambing date forward in anticipation of stronger prices in the first half of 2021.
Peter McCann on 21 Jul 2020
Tracking feed efficiency on Dairylink farms
Dairylink Ireland farmers are using simple benchmarks to track feeding efficiency and financial margins each month.