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Farm incomes for female farmers 'consistently lower' than male farmers - study
Rachel Donovan
A lack of access to land, succession issues and the challenge of combining farm work, off-farm work and caring responsibilities were among some of the barriers identified for women in agriculture.
26 January 2025 News
10 things we learned about agri commissioner Christophe Hansen
The new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food has an Irish connection, reservations about Donald Trump and really knows his farming, writes Caitríona Morrissey.
12 January 2025 News
Evolving Irish food and drink exports
Era of volume expansion appears to be over, but value still being added to Irish food and drink exports.
Rising prices lift Irish food and drink exports to €17bn for 2024
The value of Irish food and drink exports pass €17bn for the first time, driven by increased value for drinks, prepared consumer foods, beef, and pig meat export values.
8 January 2025 News
Editorial: Stop the clock and reflect
How quickly we forget some of the detail and indeed some of the outcomes from these so-called scandals.
8 January 2025 Viewpoints
A look back at the last 60 years in farming
The most obvious contrast between 'then' and 'now' is the change in scale in every dimension of agriculture.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Variable incomes
The original CAP, with its guaranteed intervention prices and export refunds, was designed to prevent severe fluctuations.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints
Farm incomes set to rise in 2025
Teagasc's outlook for the coming year anticipates a rise in farm income in beef, sheep, dairy and tillage.
4 December 2024 News
Dairy farm incomes to reach over €110,000
The income figures are dependent on a return to normal weather conditions and grass growth.
4 December 2024 News
Positive indications for beef and sheep incomes
Positive price forecasts for the beef and sheep sectors will allow incomes to grow, as costs are anticipated to come back slightly.
4 December 2024 News
Tillage farm incomes to rebound to €42,000 next year
A return to normal weather, boosting yields, is what drove an expected rise in tillage incomes in Teagasc's calculations.
4 December 2024 News
Farmers see incomes as biggest issue awaiting next government
The sector that saw most farmers reporting that farm incomes will be the biggest issue for the next Government was tillage.
18 November 2024 News