Drystock Farmers

Grazing remains challenging to unworkable on most drystock farms

Beef

Grazing remains challenging to unworkable on most drystock farms

St. Patrick's Day is fast approaching but spring grazing on drystock farms remains unworkable in most cases and challenging in others.

Economic sustainability for drystock farmers 'must be focus' for McConalogue

Agri Politics

over 5 years ago

Economic sustainability for drystock farmers 'must be focus' for McConalogue

The appointment of Charlie McConalogue as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been welcomed by the ICSA.

Need for off-farm income 'a fact of life' for drystock farmers

Rural Life

almost 8 years ago

Need for off-farm income 'a fact of life' for drystock farmers

The need for off-farm income is just "a fact of life" for most drystock farmers, the director of Teagasc, Prof. Gerry Boyle, said yesterday.