Best cattle farmers earn double the average income

BEEF farmers using the latest technology and the best financial management strategies are making double the national average cattle farm income.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2002 - 00:00

Ray Ryan

How the best farmers do it was outlined by Bernard Smyth, Chief Beef Adviser with Teagasc at a nationwide series of advice meetings with beef farmers.

He said farmers in Teagasc’s intensive beef advisory programme averaged €517 per hectare (€207 per acre) last year.

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Person: Bernard Smyth Person: Chief Beef Adviser Person: Smyth Organisation: Teagasc

<p>Pictured on the Bandon river for the Lee Bandon and Illen river was Christopher O'Sullivan TD minister of state for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity who launched the event with local dairy farmer and Teagasc member Vanessa Kiely O'Connor along with Jim Bergin, chair of BFFW steering committee, Frank O'Mara, director Teagasc Stan Lalor, Teagasc Vincent O'Donovan, chairperson Carbery group, Liam Herlihy, Teagasc, Roy Kingston, farmer and chairman of catchment implementation group, Enda Buckley, director of sustainability, Carbery and Oisín Coackley, catchment co-ordinator. Picture: Denis Boyle </p>

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