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Farmland prices to rise 6% in 2025
James Hanly
The Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook Report 2025 showed that the average price of non-residential agricultural land last year was €9,900/ac, up 7% from 2023.
29 April 2025 News
Agricultural land price expected to increase by 6%
The SCSI, in partnership with Teagasc, published the Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook Report 2025, which showed average rental prices in 2025 are expected to increase by 7%.
23 April 2025 News
Nudge towards advice enough to get farmers planning for succession - study
Research has found that engaging with professionals like accountants, tax advisers and solicitors could be all it takes to clear up many farmers' concerns with farm transfers.
Dairygold suppliers back down on EGM call
Milk price, according to the committee, will be major bone of contention as well as committee membership and the co-op's financial performance.
16 April 2025 News
Young sheep farmer forum launched to tackle sector challenges
The forum was launched by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon on Tuesday 15 April at an event hosted on one of Kepak’s supplier farms, owned by Damien Flynn in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath.
15 April 2025 News
Succession a factor in dairy dispersal sales
Wicklow auctioneer David Quinn claimed the lack of a successor was a factor in six of the eight dispersal sales held so far this year.
13 April 2025 News
New Macra president sees huge opportunities to grow membership
Current chair of Macra's board Josephine O'Neill spoke of her passion for Irish agriculture on being elected the organisation's next president.
9 April 2025 News
Don’t bet the farm on inheritance tax change
To date, senior Labour politicians have appeared unsympathetic to concerns raised by farmers.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Star ratings a celestial headache
The distance between the breed societies and the ICBF could best be measured in light years, but there is an urgent need for the gap to be bridged.
2 April 2025 Dealer
Editorial: ten years on from EU milk quotas
So what of the future? Competitive grassland farming remains the best hand of cards.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Dairying in the post-boom era
What does the future hold for Ireland's dairy sector now that unfettered dairy expansion has come to a halt?
26 March 2025 News
Dairy sector needs to grasp succession nettle
The long hours worked on dairy farms, the better pay and employment conditions available off farm and income volatility, are some of the reasons why young people are slow to commit to dairying.
26 March 2025 News