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Farmers' income at record level but tough year ahead
4 days ago

FARM incomes are set to fall from the record levels enjoyed last year, farm advisory body Teagasc has said.Farmers enjoyed a 32pc increase in income last year, up to an average of €24,861, with full-time farmers seeing an increase to €56,000.Dairy farmer
Farmers' income at record level but tough year ahead
4 days ago

FARM incomes are set to fall from the record levels enjoyed last year, farm advisory body Teagasc has said.Farmers enjoyed a 32pc increase in income last year, up to an average of €24,861, with full-time farmers seeing an increase to €56,000.Dairy farmer
Opportunity knocks for future dairy managers
1 week ago

Teagasc is gearing up for Ireland's dairy expansion post-2015 by introducing a new programme for future professional dairy farm managers.The Level 7 Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management will incorporate two years work experience on the most prog
Next few weeks of nutrition are crucial to 2012 breeding plans
2 weeks ago

THE NEXT two to three weeks are crucial to the outcome for the whole year for dairy farmers. If the mean calving date is in the latter half of February, farmers should be two-to-three weeks into their breeding programme by now.That means that breeding is
Rules cost pig farmers
2 weeks ago

Irish pig farmers face average bills of at least €300,000 each in order to meet new regulations on sow housing, according to the latest Teagasc estimates.The average Irish pig farmer with a 550-sow herd will need to spend around €300,000 to convert indiv
Trace elements ensure thrive
1 week ago

The summer has arrived and grass growth is still slow. Over the last few weeks we have been under pressure as the weather has been cold and breezy and this has meant that grass growth is well behind what we desire for this time of the year.Because of the
Ensuring cows go in-calf should take priority over input costs
1 week ago

Breeding programmes for spring calving herds are now in full swing. But the weather has created difficult conditions for heat detection, and poor grass growth rates over the past number of weeks won't help the situation.Many farmers have resorted to graz
Top civil servant on €60,000 annual pension re-hired for €6,000 a month
1 week ago

A SENIOR civil servant who retired in 2010 before returning to his previous job on a part-time contract has been earning €6,000 a month -- on top of an annual pension of over €60,000.Martin Heraghty, assistant secretary in the Department of Agriculture,