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Irish milk prices were the lowest of all the EU countries examined in new research from Cork Institute of Technology and Teagasc

Irish dairy farms among most profitable in Europe

Business • 10 Nov

Professor Gerry Boyle, Director of Teagasc, and Liam Herlihy, Chairman of the Teagasc Authority at the launch of its annual report today

Teagasc invests €35m to deal with Brexit challenges

Business • 21 Oct

The average price for an acre of land nationally was €8,823 in 2019, down from €9,346 in 2018

Land prices fell by 6% last year, warning of virus hit

Business • 21 Apr

Automated harvesting machines are unable to lift all the crop due to wet conditions, leading to increased food waste

Fears of potato shortage as bad weather hits harvest

Ireland • 22 Oct 19

Teagasc said that 2018 had been a difficult year for the farming sector, due to weather related difficulties in the winter, spring and summer

Teagasc warns of Brexit and climate change challenges

Business • 10 Oct 19

Beef prices are now back to where they were in 2011 and farmers say they are raising the beef that we eat for nothing

Unrest growing among beef farmers as prices drop

Prime Time • 07 Mar 19

There were a few heavy downpours at the site today

Storm Ali delays day two of Ploughing Championships

Ireland • 18 Sep 18

A new report recommends linking farmers' CAP payments to achieving environmental targets

Link CAP payments to green targets - report

Politics • 12 Jul 18

The nationwide hosepipe ban is to remain in place until 31 July

Irish Water announces nationwide hosepipe ban

Weather • 04 Jul 18

Average dairy farm incomes amounted to just over €86,000 last year, up 65% on the previous year

Average dairy farm incomes up 65% in 2017

Business • 22 May 18

Minister Michael Creed will continue to monitor the fodder crisis in the northwest

Silage donated to farmers hit by fodder crisis

News • 09 Jan 18

2017 has been a case of 'mixed fortunes' for farming

Increase in average farm incomes since 2016

Agriculture • 05 Dec 17

EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan has outlined his CAP reform priorities

Possible compulsory caps on EU direct farm payments

News • 29 Nov 17

Lower milk prices and poorer crop yields and crop prices were the key factors behind the fall in incomes

Farm incomes down 9% last year - Teagasc

Agriculture • 31 May 17

26,000 Irish farmers are engaged in cattle rearing

Brexit would pose huge problems for rural Ireland

News • 08 Jun 16

Teagasc has said this will be another difficult year for dairy farmers

Average family farm incomes up 6%

News • 24 May 16

The total classed as 'vulnerable' is equivalent to almost a third of all farms nationwide

Thousands of farms 'economically vulnerable'

News • 13 Jul 15

Good growing conditions and falling prices meant average income on tillage farms was almost unchanged (Pic: Gabriel Desmond)

6% increase in average farm income in 2014

News • 26 May 15

Dairy incomes are forecast to fall by 50% next year

Farmers call on Hogan to increase milk price

News • 03 Dec 14

The report showed that without EU payments non-dairy farmers would typically have been operating at an economic loss

Report shows substantial gaps in farm incomes

News • 27 May 14

The report said the weakest towns have a larger proportion of unoccupied housing than average

Wide variation in impact of crisis on rural towns

News • 10 Apr 14

The average income on dairy farms was €51,648, compared to €11,743 on cattle rearing farms

Average farm incomes down 15%

News • 14 May 13

Strong markets for Irish produce raise farm income

Business • 02 Nov 12

Mixed forecast for farm incomes

Business • 24 Jul 12

Sheep farming incomes are expected to remain strong

Teagasc predicts mixed year for farming incomes

News • 24 Jul 12

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