Tillage Technical
Teagasc has just published its Crops Costs and Returns projections for 2022, which are of significant interest to tillage farmers.
Beef
In 2016, the suckler cow's average gross output declined by 5% to €1,071 and could not cover her costs - resulting in a net loss of €28/cow.
Sheep
The average mid-season lamb producer had a net margin of €155/ha in 2016, Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) data has revealed.
Dairy
The top-performing dairy farms produced 7,031L more milk per hectare than the bottom third of farmers - almost double the amount.
John Byrne lambs 575 ewes in Bagnelstown Co. Carlow and this year is farm is expected to generate a gross margin of €1,778/ha.
John Doyle first joined the Teagasc Better Sheep Farm Programme in 2012 and since then the farm has under gone some major changes.
Grass is the cheapest feed available to Irish livestock farmers and John Pringle, a suckler and sheep farmer in Aughrim, Co. Wicklow.
The Derrypatrick farm is a suckler beef-systems research farm established at Teagasc, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath in 2009.
As part of the Macra na Feirme's Young Farmer Conference farmers attended the suckler to beef farm of Ger Dinnen, Kilnamarta, Co. Cork.
