Exciting, albeit mixed, times for food and agriculture, Teagasc report finds

It is an exciting time in agriculture, despite the challenges currently facing certain enterprises, according to Teagasc.

The authority’s annual report published yesterday pointed out that it was providing integrated research, education and advisory services to underpin the future development of the Irish agriculture and food industry. Chairman, Dr Noel Cawley, said farmers had had a mixed year in 2013, depending on their individual enterprises.

Dairying continued to offer the best returns for producers and was on the verge of entering a new era with the removal of milk quotas in 2015.