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The Dairy Edge

National Farm Survey 2025: The Irish Dairy Figures Explained

Oct 16, 2026 · 33m

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Teagasc economist, Trevor Donnellan, joins James Dunne to discuss the latest National Farm Survey results for 2025, focusing on the Irish dairy enterprise. Trevor explains why Teagasc conducts the National Farm Survey, outlines the key figures for farm income and production costs, while also exploring the changing structure of Irish dairy farming. Plus he highlights the main differences in high vs low margin farms. Finally we discuss how 2026 will look significantly different to 2025. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com