Farm Business
Teagasc releases indicators of farm technical performance
At its upcoming Agricultural Outlook Conference on Tuesday, 28th November in Ashtown Dublin, Teagasc will release its first estimates for incomes in the major farm systems for 2023, as well as prospects for 2024.
21 November 2023
'Where are the women?'
During the opening and closing of her address to the recent conference on Irish Agriculture and the EU 50 years on, a journey through 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership, EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness posed the question 'where are the women?'
12 November 2023
Scheme updates: organics, Eco-Scheme payments and soil sampling programme extension
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has provided a number of scheme updates recently. These include the reopening of the Organic Farming Scheme, an update on Eco-Scheme payments and an extension to the Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme application deadline.
01 November 2023
Why pension planning is key in the early stages of your farming career
Securing an income from a pension after retirement from farming can ease money worries and also ease the cash flow burden on the successor by providing the retiring farmer with a guaranteed income source for their later years.
31 October 2023
Is organic farming profitable?
With the reopening of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS), many farmers are wondering is organic farming profitable. Enda O'Hart tells us more.
30 October 2023
Weather, workload and money: the issues stressing Irish farmers
Emma Dillon, Mary Brennan and Brian Moran, tell us how the National Farm Survey shows how the social sustainability side of agriculture is changing.
27 October 2023
ACRES courses and October tasks for completion
October 2023 has been a busy month to date for agricultural schemes and compliance with deadline dates. Sinéad Devaney, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare, includes some reminders of these in this article.
26 October 2023
The A to E of successful farm transfer
Traditionally in Ireland, land continuously passes from one generation to the next. This transfer of ownership does not always go smoothly. While there is no magic formula to guarantee the successful transfer of a farm from one generation to the next, major difficulties can be avoided.
26 October 2023
BISS and CRISS payments begin to issue
The commencement of advance payments under the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) schemes was today announced.
24 October 2023
ANC payments and soil sampling scheme update
Payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme have commenced issuing to farmers, while phase two of the soil sampling scheme has also opened.
17 October 2023
Budget 2024 - the farming scheme angle
Budget 2024 was made public yesterday, October 10, by the Minister for Finance Michael McGrath and it contained a number of important measures for the farming sector, including the provision of funding for schemes next year.
11 October 2023
Organic Dairying - A conversion experience
Kevin O’Hanlon has seen profits, biodiversity and work-life balance improve. Emissions have been cut by 25% – since converting a Wexford farm to organic dairying. Teagasc Organic Specialist Joe Kelleher and Kevin tell the story
30 September 2023
2023 scheme payment dates
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has written to farmers to highlight key payment dates for various schemes to which they may have applied.
25 September 2023
Significant farmer demand to host apprentices
Up to 100 farms have registered to take on the first ever farming apprentices this year. Two new farming apprenticeships - the Farm Manager apprenticeship and the Farm Technician apprenticeship – will host 30 students on each programme over a two year duration.
24 September 2023
Land rental prices, where to next?
We have all heard of the sharp increase in the price of rented land over the past 18 months, but the question has to be asked, can these high prices continue? Kevin O’Hara, Drystock Advisor, tells us, in many situations it cannot.
16 September 2023
Teagasc launch upcoming Transferring the Family Farm Clinics
Teagasc has launched its highly successful series of annual ‘Transferring the Family Farm Clinics’ which will commence on October 3rd. There will be six events across the country and are open for all farm families and landowners to attend.
13 September 2023
'Save the Dates’ – Upcoming Teagasc Events
Teagasc has a wide variety of events & conferences taking place this autumn. These range from our presence at the National Ploughing Championships to the Poultry Broiler Conference, College Open Days & the popular Transferring the Family Farm Clinics.
12 September 2023
Farm transfer - it’s time
The effort involved with farm succession planning will pay dividends by ensuring a smooth transition and the optimum outcome for your family, James McDonnell, Teagasc Farm Management Specialist, tells us more.
03 September 2023
Major international farm safety and farmer health conference to be held in Ireland
Teagasc will host a major international conference on farm safety and farmer wellbeing from August 23rd to August 25th 2023 at Teagasc Research and Innovation Centre, Dunsany, Grange, Co. Meath and Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15.
14 August 2023
Scheme to help with succession planning costs unveiled
The Succession Planning Advice Grant (SPAG), a scheme to help older farmers plan their future and the future of their farms, was announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., yesterday, August 9th.
10 August 2023
New farming apprenticeships are open for applications
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced the launch of two new farming apprenticeships.
08 August 2023
Raising soil water storage capacity to meet new requirements
From December 1st 2023, dairy farmers will be obliged to have capacity to store 21 days’ worth of soiled water. Many farms will need to raise their storage capacity to meet the new requirements. TAMS can help. Tom Fallon, Teagasc Infrastructure Specialist, has some guidelines.
08 August 2023
Situation and outlook for feed and fertiliser
The Teagasc Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department published its annual Situation and Outlook for Irish Agriculture last week, which provides an update on the forecast average margins and incomes which are likely across the agricultural sector in Ireland in 2023.
01 August 2023
Have you a Will made?
Keith Fahy Teagasc B & T Drystock Advisor, discusses the importance of having a plan in place for the future.
29 July 2023
Managing Organic Nutrient Sources Efficiently
Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, tells us; a key component of building and maintaining soil fertility in organic
farming is an available supply of organic nutrient sources.
28 July 2023
Eligibility criteria for the Women Farmers’ Capital Investment Scheme
The Women Farmers’ Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS) is one of 10 schemes falling under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS III) umbrella.
11 July 2023
Signpost Series: Sustainable energy options in agriculture
On this episode of the Signpost Series, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, was joined by Barry Caslin, Teagasc Energy & Rural Development Specialist, to discuss sustainable energy options in agriculture.
01 July 2023
Important opportunity to correct BISS applications without penalty
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today advised that notifications for the Preliminary Checks under the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes are now issuing to farmers.
22 June 2023
Machinery the largest investment on farms
After a number of years of substantial growth, gross new investment on Irish farms declined by 11% in 2022, the 2022 National Farm Survey has revealed. This decline is evident across all systems, except for dairy where investment was up marginally (2%) compared to 2021.
19 June 2023
Increase in farm incomes largely confined to dairy and tillage farms in 2022
The results of a new report indicate that the year 2022 produced a mixed outcome for income levels across farm systems in Ireland.
12 June 2023