Farm Business
Listen: Time off and share farming for generational renewal
Conor Hogan, Teagasc’s People in Dairy Programme Manager, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss share farming as an option for generational renewal.
21 July 2025
Earn while you learn with a Farm Manager Apprenticeship
The Farm Manager Apprenticeship is the gold standard for farm management and farm ownership training in Ireland.
9 July 2025
Farm incomes rebound across all systems in 2024
The results of a new report from economists at Teagasc confirm a substantial recovery in family farm income (FFI) across all farm systems in Ireland in 2024.
23 June 2025
Unlocking Ireland’s rural income potential
Unlocking Ireland’s rural income potential With tourism and leisure becoming increasingly important sources of alternative income for Irish farms, Barry Caslin details some recent trends, changing consumer preferences and his keys to making diversification a success. As traditional farming faces price pressures and market uncertainties, many farmers or family members are turning […]
11 June 2025
Exploring Farm Diversification: Rural Skills
0 Exploring Farm Diversification: Rural Skills Why not consider running courses on your farm? Barry Caslin, Energy & Rural Development Specialist, explores how running rural skills training courses can be a viable and rewarding diversification option for farmers. As a farmer, many of the niche skills you use on a daily basis are […]
7 June 2025
Working together: Collaborative farming models for a sustainable future
0 Working together: Collaborative farming models for a sustainable future Where potential successors are not in a position to take over, but the current generation want to step back from farming, what are the options? Collaborative Farming Specialist, Ruth Fennell took a closer look at collaborative farming models at the recent Entry, Progression […]
1 June 2025
Exploring Farm Diversification: Foraging
Exploring Farm Diversification: Foraging Barry Caslin, Energy & Rural Development Specialist, discusses how farmers can diversify by providing their lands for foraging activities. Foraging involves the gathering of wild edible plants, herbs, mushrooms, or other natural resources from the land. Why foraging can be a diversification option Allowing individuals or groups to forage […]
30 May 2025
Listen: Making informed investment decisions that benefit your farming business
Listen: Making informed investment decisions that benefit your farming business Teagasc farm management specialist, Kevin Connolly, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss and explain why farmers should make informed decisions when it comes to managing their farming business, managing cash surpluses and how to best complete an investment […]
19 May 2025
Time running out to apply for key schemes
Time running out to apply for key schemes Farmers need to be aware that a number of importance scheme application deadlines will take place this week. Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Farmers are reminded that the closing date for BISS applications is Thursday, May 15, 2025. During the application process, farmers […]
12 May 2025
BISS closing date fast approaching
0 BISS closing date fast approaching Farmers are reminded that the deadline for submitting applications to the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Scheme is midnight on Wednesday, May 15. This is also the deadline for a range of other schemes including the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers, ECO Scheme, Areas of […]
6 May 2025