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Winter finishers will need €6.12/kg to cover all costs – Teagasc
According to Teagasc’s revised figures, beef winter finishers will require €6.12/kg to cover all costs.
That is the information it provided to attendees at its...
‘The only inputs are FYM, slurry and dry bedding’ – 90-strong Dexter farmer
Dexter cattle
A low-input farming system is at the core of Pat McKenna’s 90-strong Dexter cattle suckler-beef enterprise at the foothills of Sliabh Beagh in...
Rising costs raise silo prices by 20%
Rising steel prices are impacting farm buildings, machinery, and equipment and McAree Engineering, Ballinode, in Co. Monaghan is among those feeling the pinch.
The company...
Reducing fertiliser costs short-term could hit your pocket long-term
In this article, CAFRE dairy technologists, Robert Patterson and Aidan Cushnahan, discuss planning for first cut silage.
Reducing fertiliser applications below recommended levels may reduce...
Reduce feed costs by taking more from grazed grass
Alan Agnew, a senior dairying development adviser with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Environment (CAFRE), explains why farmers should focus on forage...
‘A lot of agricultural contractors will not survive because costs are increasing so much’
As part of this week’s Agricultural Contractor of the Week segment, That’s Farming, profiles Moloney Agri and Tree Care. Thomas Moloney discusses working with his parents, completing in-house maintenance,...
‘It now costs €300 to fill an average tractor’
“The government is rubbing its hands like a fat pig going to market or a man in a fair rubbing his hands and making...
‘It is wishful thinking that €5/kg would cover our production costs now’
The ICSA believes that beef will have to reach €6.00/kg if farmers “have any hope of coping” with huge increases in input costs.
The group’s...
‘Financially’ crippling fertiliser costs ‘burying’ farmers in debt
High fertiliser prices are slamming farmers already buckling under the strain of rising costs to produce food.
That is according to Rural Independent TD, Michael...
How you can plan for increased costs on farms in 2022
CAFRE looks at planning for increased costs on dairy farms in 2022.
As we approach a new year, now is an opportune time to evaluate...
