Being the first year of the CAP Strategic Plan, a range of new schemes are being introduced over a relatively short time period. 

"Farmers need fertiliser and they feel they are being held over a barrel by the fertiliser industry."

The CSO has on Monday released its latest figures on agricultural output and input prices.

The IFA will hold a national meeting of potato growers next week in Dublin.

The "crisis" can only be alleviated by immediate direct supports from Government, the Irish Farmers' Association has said.

It is estimated that intermediate consumption costs for farmers grew by 26% to €7.7bn.

In the report, the committee said it believes a “complex regulatory framework” has led to a “lack of transparency” in the levels of adoption.

Over €22.1m in balancing payments will be paid. 

Glanbia plc has announced plans to sell Glanbia Cheese to its US partner Leprino Foods Company for more than €160m.

It's not viable for many growers anymore, a Fine Gael senator has said.

Soil health will become increasingly important for farmers in the EU, where 61. 5% of soils are unhealthy, according to official data. New EU laws target healthy soils by 2050, with concrete actions towards this target in place by 2030.

The beef finishers of steers and heifers are facing a hard struggle to get more than the quoted base prices from the processors for supplies this week.

The package covers "long-awaited and overdue" increases, a farm organisation has said. 

Teagasc are holding a series of ‘Let's Talk Organics’ webinars this spring. These webinars, featuring Teagasc Organic Specialists along with Organic Farmers, will cover various technical aspects of organic farming.

It will be "extremely difficult" for any grant-aided construction work to take place this year with the June deadline, the IFA said.

This comes as Brazilian beef exports to China have been suspended.

This opportunity presented by the suspension of Brazilian beef going into the "lucrative and high-volume Chinese market" must be grasped by the meat factories, the IFA said.

Fifteen competitors from Co Cork were among the medal winners at the 91st National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois last September, and many of them will be in action next Sunday in the West Cork County ploughing final at Macroom.

Global milk markets are as finely balanced as 0.5-1 per cent, one of the most respected dairy analysts has warned. 

"It’s clear from the current shortages of vegetables from Spain and Holland that retailers cannot rely on imported produce."

Tirlán has confirmed that suppliers taking part in fixed milk price schemes will be able to cap their volumes at 35% in 2023 and 2024. The agreed changes apply to volumes under fixed milk price scheme 17 and the fixed milk price support scheme.

ICMSA president Pat McCormack has welcomed the extension of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme to May 31 this year. 

The most valuable eggs in Ireland could be produced by Ovagen, the Co Mayo biotechnology company that has developed the world’s first 'germ-free' eggs, for use in vaccine manufacture and other pharmaceutical and research applications.

There are several considerations farmers must make before deciding if the new grants are suitable for their situation, writes agricultural accountant and tax advisor Kieran Coughlan.

"Without a liquid milk premium, the supply of daily fresh milk for supermarket shelves will become unsustainable."