Profit margin of €458 per hectare impresses visitors to organic beef farm

Beef farmers listened with disbelief at a recent national organic demonstration on a farm where beef cattle are sold for €4.75/kg.

“Conventional” farmers were also impressed by Teagasc profit monitor figures for 2013 on the suckler beef farm of Oliver Dixon, at Ahena, Claremorris, Co Mayo.

Local Teagasc adviser Geraldine Hynes said key profit monitor figures showed Oliver’s output per hectare at 323kg of beef.