Profitability

Pigs supply set to drop in 2026

The price pig farmers are currently receiving at the farm gate is not improving and is currently ranging between €1.78c/kg to €1.84c/kg.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Pigs supply set to drop in 2026

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Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

MANAGEMENT 28 December 2025

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 December 2025

New farm partnership launched after Batters review

New farm partnership launched after Batters review

New farm partnership launched after Batters review

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

Review doesn’t take away from IHT issue

Review doesn’t take away from IHT issue

Review doesn’t take away from IHT issue

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

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Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Habit is also a very powerful factor that militates against change. Many farmers simply like having a bull and are reluctant to take up the spreadsheet instead.

VIEWPOINTS 16 November 2025

Teagasc sets out new three-year strategy

Teagasc sets out new three-year strategy

Plan aims to improve the competitiveness and resilience in the agri-food sector

NEWS 16 November 2025

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

A big drop in cattle numbers this year plus a second year of reduced sheep numbers will create surplus processing capacity in factories.

NEWS 16 November 2025

Beef factories ‘need to restructure to ensure profitability’

Beef factories ‘need to restructure to ensure profitability’

There are "too many beef factories" across Europe, the Teagasc beef conference was told.

NEWS 16 November 2025

A focus on winter-milk production in Cavan

A focus on winter-milk production in Cavan

As part of Teagasc winter milk week of on-farm events, Daire Cregg travelled to the farm of Gerard Donohoe and Conor McCaffrey in Cavan.

NEWS 16 November 2025

Suckler replacements: making the right choice

Suckler replacements: making the right choice

Selecting heifers with strong genetics, fertility and temperament is key to long-term profitability.

MANAGEMENT 16 November 2025

From feast to famine for US beef processing

From feast to famine for US beef processing

President Trump has turned his attention to US beef factories at a time when they are losing money.

NEWS 16 November 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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