The most important job that farmers should do in the month of December is to plan their cash flow for 2010. Addressing a meeting of the Teagasc Authority, Dr Tom Kelly, Teagasc financial specialist urged farmers to act now and plan their finances for 2010. He said: ”Farmers need to prepare a budget for the [...]
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has expressed dismay at the
figures revealed in the 2008 Teagasc National Farm Survey that was published today.
According to ICSA president Malcolm Thompson, the figures underline a general
substantial decline in farm profitability caused by excessive increases in costs
(direct costs up 16.4%; overhead costs up 11.3%).
Mr Thompson said [...]
IFA President Padraig Walshe, in accepting an invitation from the Taoiseach to return to talks with Government, said that family farms incomes are under severe pressure and any further cuts to vital farm schemes in the upcoming Budget are simply not on as they would cause irreparable damage to an export-led sector that can play [...]
Taken From Ollie Moore Blog
It had to happen. With oil hitting and hovering around $100 dollars the whole world is now talking and thinking about oil. So how dependent are we on it, how much is there really left and what are we doing to adapting to a world with less oil?
It is [...]
Irish farm incomes rose on average by 7.3% in 2007, according to the Central Statistics Office.
Most of the benefit went to the dairy sector, and despite the dreadful summer the output value of grain rose by 73%.
However, difficulties were experience by farmers in the beef, sheep and pig sectors.
The good news for the farming sector [...]
