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Beef
Hugh Farrell appointed as the ICSA’s new general secretary
Noel Bardon
Farrell previously served as an elected representative in the drystock farmers' group.
22 May 2024 News
Mass exodus of small farmers
Teagasc's small farmer survey shows that a significant area of small farmers' land is expected to go for lease over the coming years.
22 May 2024 News
Most small farms have an income below €5,000
Teagasc analysis of NFS data shows that approximately 36% of country's farms had an output lower than €8,000 in 2020.
Over one third of Irish farms’ output below €8,000 in 2022
A Teagasc study has found that the average income on beef and sheep farms classed as small came to only €2,638 in 2022.
21 May 2024 News
Does solar PV pay on your farm?
The Renewables Roadshow examined two real-life case studies of solar PV systems installed on a dairy farm and a drystock and tillage farm, writes Stephen Robb.
8 May 2024 Renewables
Growth stubbornly low on grazed ground but no need to panic
Farmers are reporting that ground is slow to bounce back after grazing, though there is no need to hit the panic button just yet.
1 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Improved conditions allow cattle back out
The past week or so has allowed many drystock farmers back out to grass for the first time since last October.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Drystock farmers 'sleep walking' into nitrates penalties
Farmers with high-phosphate soils are still purchasing fertiliser compounds such as 18-6-12 and 10-10-20, because it is what they have always done.
17 April 2024 News
ICSA slams proposed changes to nutrient excretion rates
Changes are fundamentally unfair and biased, according to ICSA.
12 April 2024 News
Farms in west and northwest short of fodder - Teagasc
There is less silage on farms now since the previous meeting of the fodder committee 10 days ago, Teagasc said in its presentation to the latest meeting, which took place on Tuesday.
10 April 2024 News
Fodder support for farmers still on the table – Heydon
Mixed messaging from the Department on the issue of fodder supports as the poor weather continues to hammer farmers.
3 April 2024 News
Fodder committee must kick start 'emergency response' to weather - ICSA
The fodder committee needs to rapidly reassess the current situation on the ground, according to the ICSA.
28 March 2024 News