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As of 2018, the Central Intelligence Agency estimates that 66.1% of Ireland's land is used for agriculture; 50.7% of Ireland's land is permanent pasture, while 15.4% of its land is arable. Major agricultural products of Ireland include milk, barley, beef, wheat, potatoes, pork, oats, poultry, mushrooms/truffles, and mutton.
Part of the visual appeal of Ireland is that the agricultural land is farmed by an estimated 139,829 family farms. Two thirds of Ireland’s farms are less than 30 hectares in size. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) Farm Structure Survey in 2007 reported an average farm size of 32.3 hectares (75 acres) (www.cso.ie).
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Irish agriculture is primarily a grass-based industry. The Census of Agriculture 2016 showed there were 137,500 farms compared to 139,860 farms in the 2010 Census of Agriculture. The utilised agricultural area has declined marginally since the 2010 Census of Agriculture to 4,886,600 hectares.
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Sep 20, 2020 · Fact Sheet on Irish Agriculture - September 2020. From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Published on 20 September 2020. Last updated on 28 September 2020.
Jan 27, 2023 · Access to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its price support mechanisms saw Irish farmers receiving much higher prices for their output. That led to what many look back on as a golden age ...
Agricultural Price Indices Farm Structures Data for Ireland, 2016 No. of Farms 137,500 of which Family Farms 137,100 Total Agricultural Area (incl. commonage) 4,883,600 Average Farm Size 32.4 hectares Family Farm Holders by Age Under 35 7,400 65 and over 41,200 Source: SO Farm Structures Survey, 2016 Land Prices
Oct 7, 2021 · The original offices of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction at 1-5 Merrion Street Upper, Dublin. Photo: Daniel Hoctor. Horace Plunkett was the godfather of this long revolution ...
