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Opportunities in Agriculture 05 October 2010 The agricultural sector continues to recover from the market volatility experienced in 2009 which had a severe impact on farmers’ incomes. Speaking at the launch of the Teagasc Annual Report 2009 in Dublin today, Teagasc Director, Professor Gerry Boyle said:” Last year Teagasc were assisting farmers with ‘Financial Health Checks’ as the incomes of dairy and tillage farmers suffered due to volatility in international markets. This year there has been a recovery in market prices for both milk and grain, but the downturn in the wider economy is now having a bigger impact on the incomes of farm households through the loss of off-farm employment, and reduced earnings off-farm.” “Opportunities to expand agricultural output have been identified in the Food Harvest 2020 report and Teagasc is committed to supporting the agriculture and food industry to deliver those ambitious targets. Challenges also lie ahead, particularly in the shape of the future Common Agricultural Policy for Europe and Teagasc will continue to provide critical analysis of any proposals that emerge, to assist in achieving the best policy outcome for Ireland,” he said. Also speaking at the launch of the annual report, Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer (education and advisory) Dr Tom Kelly said:” As we move towards the ending of milk quotas, exciting opportunities are emerging for young Irish farmers to expand and enter milk production. This year we have seen an increase in the number of farmers participating in dairy discussion groups. This is providing the ideal channel through which to transfer knowledge and to encourage the uptake of the best low-cost technologies on farms, which will help to insulate against market and income volatility in the future.” Speaking about the changes taking place in Teagasc, Professor Gerry Boyle said;” significant changes have already taken place, and that process of change will continue over the next few years. The Teagasc change programme agreed over 18 months ago sets out the priorities for the organisation for the future and is being implemented. Difficult decisions have been taken to streamline the organisation, to close forty offices, reduce the land area used for research and exit some programmes. This will better position the organisation to provide the research, education and advice for the farmers, so that the opportunities that exist can be grasped in the future. Annual Report 2009 Teagasc education courses continue to attract large numbers of students into agriculture. In 2009, new enrolees amounted to 1,577 bringing the total number of students participating in Teagasc run courses to 3,222. In addition 10,800 adult farmers completed short training courses. The biggest categories were REPS training courses and health and safety training courses. New courses offerings continue to be developed with other education institutes. A new level 8 Horticultural Degree Programme is being offered between the Teagasc Horticultural College at the Botanic Gardens and Dublin City University. A new dairy degree programme has been developed jointly with UCD. The advisory service provided a service to over 40,000 farmers. In 2009 nearly half of the applications for single farm payment processed by Teagasc on behalf of farmers were done online. The organisation experienced strong demand for its services in Business and Technology, Environment and Good Farm Practice, and Rural Development. Farmer participation in discussion groups has grown, and this is proving to be an extremely effective model for transferring technology onto farms. The BETTER farm programme which was already established in beef and sheep has been extended to dairy, liquid milk and tillage. Some of the research achievements highlighted in the annual report include breeding two new potato varieties at the research centre in Oak Park. The two new potato varieties called Infinity and Cristina are both red skinned, white fleshed, early maturing potato varieties. Two new varieties of perennial ryegrass were awarded recommended listing. Genesis and Solomon are two grass varieties that are ideally suited to Ireland’s grazing-based livestock systems offering exceptionally high spring and annual grazing yields. New markets were developed for existing white clover varieties, Avoca and Chieftain in France and New Zealand.
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Bliain Dearfach don Tionscal Agraibhia 14 Samhain 2011 Tá cúrsaí dearfach i bhfeirmeoireacht agus san earnáil talmhaíochta i láthair na huaire. I mbliana, tá praghsanna don chuid is mó de thoradh feirmeoireachta chun cinn ar leibhéil na bliana 2010, le praghsanna bainne, eallaí agus caorach méadaithe i gcomparáid le bliain ó shin. Bhí fómhar maith ag saothróirí gráin freisin, seachas iad sin i roinnt contaetha san iarthuaisceart ina raibh tionchar ollmhór ag an aimsir ar bhuainteoireacht. Tá na praghsanna le haghaidh roinnt ionchuir cosúil le breosla agus leasachán ardaithe chomh maith i mbliana. Ag labhairt ag seoladh Thuarascáil Bhliantúil 2010 de chuid Teagasc i mBaile Átha Cliath inniu, dúirt cathaoirleach Teagasc, Noel Cawley:“ Tá spriocanna uaillmhianacha chun an t-aschur agus luach ó na hearnálacha talmhaíochta agus bia sainaitheanta sa tuarascáil Fómhar Bia 2020 agus tá Teagasc, trína chuid gníomhaíochtaí taighde, oideachais agus comhairleacha ag obair le feirmeoirí agus leo sin sa tionscal chun na spriocanna dúshlánacha sin a bhaint amach.” Dúirt Stiúrthóir Teagasc, an tOllamh Gerry Boyle: “Agus cealú na gcuótaí bainne le teacht, beidh deiseanna ann d’fheirmeoirí Éireannacha óga leathnú agus dul i mbun táirgthe bainne. Cruthaíonn córais táirgthe bainne ar chostas íseal agus bunaithe ar fhéar buntáiste chomparáideach d’fheirmeoirí bainne a d’fhéadfaí a shaothrú i dtimpeallacht gan chuótaí. Agus dáta a gcealaithe ag teacht chun cinn, áfach, ní mór d’fheirmeoirí déiríochta a dtáirgeadh a mheaitseáil go cúramach lena gcuóta chun fíneálacha tobhaigh bhreise féideartha a sheachaint.” Oideachas Leanann an t-éileamh ar chúrsaí talmhaíochta agus gairneoireachta eagraithe ag Teagasc ar aghaidh ag fás. Sa bhliain acadúil 2010/11 chláraigh 1,673 duine nua i gcúrsaí eagraithe ag Teagasc ag méadú líon iomlán na mac léinn go 3,256. Mhéadaigh an t-éileamh ar chúrsaí arís sa bhliain acadúil 2011/12. Glacadh le roinnt beart, lena n–áirítear comhairleoirí a ath-imlonnú go róil teagaisc, seisear múinteoirí nua a earcú agus méideanna ranga a mhéadú, chun freastal ar an éileamh méadaithe sin. Tá tús á chur le cúig chúrsa breise in ionaid oideachais réigiúnacha Teagasc, lena n-áirítear cúrsa ACA lánaimseartha nua i Longfort. Is ionann líon iomlán na mac léinn ag glacadh páirte i gcúrsaí coláiste anois agus 2,426 agus nuair a chuirtear cúrsaí áitiúla um Ardteastas i dtalmhaíocht (ACA) san áireamh tá 3,540 mac léinn in iomlán ag glacadh páirte i gcúrsaí eagraithe ag Teagasc, sa bhliain acadúil reatha. Comhairle Tá athrú suntasach tagtha ar seirbhís chomhairleach Teagasc le roinnt blianta anuas. Tá sé eagraithe timpeall ar 12 ceantar réigiúnach anois, laghdú ó 18 roinnt blianta ó shin, agus soláthraíonn sé seirbhísí do 40,000 cliant feirmeora. Tá méadú tagtha ar aistriú an eolais go feirmeacha trí phléghrúpaí, le líon méadaithe feirmeoirí, go háirithe feirmeoirí déiríochta, ag glacadh páirte sna grúpaí sin. Mar chuid de Chlár Athraithe Teagasc, tá réasúnú déanta ar an líonra oifige. Ó cuireadh tús leis an bpróiseas go luath sa bhliain 2009, tá 31 oifig dúnta go dtí seo, agus tá cúig oifig eile le dúnadh roimh dheireadh na bliana. Tá tri cinn eile sainaitheanta le dúnadh in 2012. Taighde Tá gníomhaíochtaí taighde Teagasc dírithe ar cheithre clár – an Clár bia; an clár um Ainmhí agus Talamh Féarach; an clár um Barra, an Comhshaol agus Talamhúsáid; agus an clár Forbartha agus Geilleagair Tuaithe. Tá siad sin dírithe ar iomaíochas agus inbhuanaitheacht de chuid feirmeoireacht na hÉireann agus an tionscail bhia a fheabhsú. I measc na dtionscnamh tá comhghuaillíocht straitéiseach le Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh i dtaighde bia chun éachtaí an dá eagraíocht i réimsí na bpróibhitheach a fhorbairt. Maidir le pórú ainmhithe, obair ar ghéanómaíocht chun rogha géiniteach a úsáid i bpórú déiríochta, mairteola agus caorach. Maidir le barra, chuidigh taighde de chuid Teagasc chun géanóm an phráta a sheicheamhú. Beidh ról ríthábhachtach ag anailís ó aonad an gheilleagair tuaithe ag déanamh measúnaithe ar na tograí leasaithe CBT agus ag baint amach an toradh is fearr d’Éire. Líon foirne Tá líon na ndaoine ag obair i dTeagasc laghdaithe faoi 280 idir 2008 agus 2010. Éilíonn an Creat Rialaithe Fostaíochta (ECF) leagtha síos ag an rialtas go laghdódh líon na foirne faoi 240 breise faoin mbliain 2014. Chun an leibhéal laghdaithe sin a bhaint amach, tairgeadh Scéim Iomarcaíochta Deonaí agus Scéim Luathscoir Dheonaigh (VR/VER) d'fhoirne tacaíochta a bhí ag obair san eagraíocht. Dhún na hiarratais ar an 1 Samhain 2011. Rinne céad agus fiche duine (85 coibhéis lánaimseartha) iarratas ar an scéim agus tá 'tréimhse shuaimhnithe' acu anois ar feadh míosa sula ndeimhníonn siad a gcinneadh. Buiséad Bhí ioncam iomlán Teagasc don bhliain 2010 in ionannas le €165.44 milliún, gan maoiniú iarchurtha glan le haghaidh pinsin san áireamh, arb ionann é agus laghdú ó €180.83 milliún in 2009. Laghdú ar mhaoiniú stáit agus ar ioncam oibriúcháin ba chúis leis sin den chuid is mó. Thit an caiteachas reatha ó €186.37 milliún, gan maoiniú iarchurtha glan le haghaidh pinsean san áireamh, go €166.63 milliún agus nuair a cuireadh leis an ngluaiseacht €4.578 milliún i gcúlchistí caipitil é bhí toradh foriomlán de +€3.387 milliún ann don bhliain 2010.