Eighteen per cent of Irish agri-trading businesses see an increase in business performance in 2024, according to the annual Genfitt Knowledge Report compiled from industry stakeholders.
Martin Merrick gives a run down on current prices of some common farm building materials and the outlook for prices going forward.
The output price index for milk rose by 35.5% in the 12 months to August 2024.
Rachel Donovan spoke to a number of Tirlán suppliers at the open day in Ballyragget last week, about their thoughts on the spinout of €15m PLC shares and the year as a whole.
The long running veterinary medicine bill was signed last year, but the statutory instrument to effect change was signed last week.
The tillage and egg sectors did not see the rise in farmgate prices witnessed across other sectors in the year up to July.
That’s the view of 2023 National Dairy Council (NDC) and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award winner John Macnamara, who was speaking at a recent farm walk on his farm in Co Limerick.
Price quotes on red diesel have slipped to a three year low point in NI on the back of lower crude oil costs.
The CSO's final figures for 2023 show that the value generated on dairy and tillage farms fell significantly.