The new calf welfare scheme offers beef and dairy farmers an excellent opportunity to upgrade their calf-rearing facilities. Here, we answer some of the important questions farmers may have regarding the scheme.
Fertiliser prices are set to fall by at least €40-50/t, and could drop by as much as €60/t for certain compounds.
Most farmers employ contractors to carry out the major harvesting and cultivation work on their farms and they are probably wise to go that route as the scale of their farming operations would not justify investing in the equipment to do their own work.
A battle over farm subsidies could dominate farm politics in 2020, with the levelling of payments topping the agenda.
Winter housing of stock began on the Conway farm in mid-October when the lightest batch of contract-reared dairy heifers were housed, followed two weeks later by the heavier batch of heifers.
Farmers could effectively be priced out of the renewable electricity market by multi-national wind and solar energy companies.
Fianna Fáil will continue the convergence of EU direct payments while the CAP reform negotiations take place if the party is returned to government after the next election.
