Dairy is most sustainable farm business

Dairy is Ireland’s most sustainable farm enterprise in income terms, Teagasc has outlined in a report issued at its Sustainability Conference in Dublin.

The Sustainability Report illustrates the income gap between dairy farms and other farm types in Ireland, which has accelerated with the growth in Irish milk production in recent years. Using data compiled from the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2017, the Sustainability Report tracks the performance of Irish farms in economic, environmental and social sustainability.