Farm Business

Planning for Succession & Inheritance
0 Planning for Succession & Inheritance Planning for succession is a vital process to engage in, for all farm families. It is through this process that that the next generation of farmers or farm owners are brought into farming or the ownership of land. Thomas Curran, Regional Manager of Teagasc Cork West has […]
7 June 2022

The Jackson Organic Farm
The Jackson Organic Farm In 2015 Ross and Amy Jackson began conversion to organic farming and now farm a cereal enterprise of malting barley and oats, and a sheep enterprise. In April they held an organic farm walk on their farm at Lacka, Carrig, Co.Tipperary. We catch up with them here to […]
22 May 2022

Safely Handling Animals on a Beef Farm – Factors to Consider
Safely Handling Animals on a Beef Farm – Factors to Consider Bernadette Earley, Noeleen Brereton, Teagasc Grange Researchers set out general guidelines that all persons should take into consideration to reduce the likelihood that an animal will behave in an unpredictable or aggressive way and thereby endanger either people or other animals […]
19 May 2022

27% of farmers in Ireland report their wellbeing was ‘poor’ or ‘below average’
27% of farmers in Ireland report their wellbeing was ‘poor’ or ‘below average’ A recent Irish study shows that 27% of farmers reported their wellbeing was ‘poor’ or ‘below average’ whilst a further study found that the most common sources of work related stress are weather, workload and money. Other issues causing […]
10 May 2022

Direct selling from Castlemine Farm
Direct selling from Castlemine Farm The Allen family has been farming Castlemine Farm for five generations. The 250ac farm, located at Four Mile House in Co Roscommon produces pasture fed beef, lamb and free-range pork. Anne Kinsella, Teagasc Rural Economy Development Programme, Athenry visited the farm and farm shop to learn more […]
10 May 2022

Duck Production
0 Duck Production Duck production is carried out largely in Monaghan, with Silver Hill Duck being the largest duck processor in Ireland, located in Emyvale, Co. Monaghan. On an annual basis, over four million ducks are produced in Ireland. View Duck Production Factsheet here (PDF) Poultry farming in Ireland is quite a large industry; however, it […]
8 May 2022

Commercial Apple Production
0 Commercial Apple Production Irish apples have been grown commercially for over a century. Dessert apples are the most common type found in retail sales in Ireland. It should also be noted that the proportion of Irish apple retail sales through supermarkets has increased in recent decades. Find out more in this factsheet […]
8 May 2022

From costs to the weather, how stressed out are farmers?
From costs to the weather, how stressed out are farmers? Analysis: farmers and farm workers have been found to experience high levels of stress and relatively low levels of wellbeing. This article by Mary Brennan, Emma Dillon and David Meredith, Teagasc and Thia Hennessy, UCC, was first published on RTÉ Brainstorm recently […]
28 April 2022

Longer days, more work, greater danger
Longer days, more work, greater danger Spring is here, and with it peak workload. Reduce your risk of injury or even death with some simple precautions. Francis Bligh and John McNamara Teagasc Health and Safety specialists have suggestions for keeping safe at calving time, when handling slurry and around machinery here Last […]
10 April 2022

Analyses of the organic value chain in Ireland
0 Analyses of the organic value chain in Ireland Dan Clavin & Dr Yan Jin, Teagasc led this research in which a value chain mapping approach was undertaken using organic administrative data to understand the structure of the organic value chain, examining the distribution of organic farms in relation to their production systems […]
1 April 2022