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End-of-project reports from the REDP PRogramme2024-03-13T20:41:45ZDevelopment of a Strategic Approach for a Single EU Beef Market
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Development of a Strategic Approach for a Single EU Beef Market
Dunne, Liam; O'Connell, John J.
The MacSharry reforms of the CAP in 1992 initiated a major EU policy shift from
product price support to a mix of lower prices and increased direct payments (DPs) as
the primary method of supporting the income of cattle farmers. The reduction in the
support price for beef and the introduction of new and increased DPs were phased in
over a three year period up to 1995.
In working paper No. 4 it was shown that cattle farmers in Ireland obtain the lowest
beef prices in the EU but they also obtain the highest DPs per kilo of beef produced.
The DPs are now a major source of revenue for cattle farmers in Ireland. Under the
current system of administering DPs for beef, the value of DPs accruing to the
individual cattle farmer is dependent on the possession of certain types of animals that
are farmed within defined stocking densities.
This paper evaluates how the changes have impacted on the margins for the cattle
enterprise on the farms in the Teagasc, National Farm Survey (NFS) over the five
year period 1993 to 1997. In particular the evaluation focused on:
• the trends in the size of gross and net margins for a range of cattle systems
• the trends in market based margins
• the contribution of DPs to gross and net margins
• the distribution of DPs among different types and size of cattle
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2004-12-31T00:00:00ZPresentations from the All Island Farm Safety Conference
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Presentations from the All Island Farm Safety Conference
Gracey, Kenny; Meredith, David; McNamara, John G.; Dalton, Marie; Murray, Finian; Earley, Bernadette; Prendiville, Daniel J.; Mazurek, Mickael; Kennedy, Michael; Downey, Malcolm; Lundqvist, Peter
An All Island Farm Safety Conference took place on Wednesday, 18 June 2008 at the Hillgrove Hotel, Old Armagh Road, Monaghan. The presentations from this conference will be of interest to farmers, agricultural contractors, and anyone with an interest in safety and health in agriculture. Each of the talk titles below is a link to the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in PDF format
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2008-06-18T00:00:00ZEconomic aspects of the production and marketing of hardy nursery stock
http://hdl.handle.net/11019/1324
Economic aspects of the production and marketing of hardy nursery stock
Maher, M.J.; Roe, G.; Twohig, D.; Kelly, P.W.
A census of the Nursery Stock industry, carried out in autumn 1997, valued the sales of plants
produced by the industry in 1996 at £18.8m. In the period since a previous census in 1994
field production of nursery stock expanded by 17% while the production of container plants
shifted towards the greater use of protected cultivation. Employment in the industry rose by
28% to 912 full time equivalent jobs.
Kildare was predominant in the production of containerised plants while Tipperary was the
most important county for field production. Together, these two counties produced nearly half
the value of the industry. Together with Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny and Wicklow they accounted
for three quarters of the value of the industry.
The industry was concentrated in that the largest 10% of the nurseries produced 59% of the
value of the industry. As nursery size increased, the value of sales output per person rose
sharply. Larger nurseries were also more productive per unit area.
Exports were valued at £3.45m and imports at £2.22m. The main lines exported were
ornamental shrubs followed by liners and deciduous trees. Two thirds of the exports were
destined for Great Britain with the remainder going to Northern Ireland. Exporting was even
more concentrated than production with the largest 10% of the nurseries providing 83% of the
exports. The main imports were deciduous trees and liners. Two thirds of the imports
originated from the continent and the remainder were from Great Britain.
Small nurseries reported that capital and profitability were the principal factors limiting
expansion of their nurseries. Larger nurseries however placed the availability of suitable staff
as the main limiting factor. The most common difficulty reported by exporters was the cost of
transport and a number of problems relating to the difficulties that individual nurseries or
small groups have in supplying a large, discerning and relatively distant market. This
underlined the need for increased co-ordination and co-operation in the future.
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1999-01-01T00:00:00ZDevelopment Programmes and Policy Measures in the Western Countries
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Development Programmes and Policy Measures in the Western Countries
McDonagh, Perpetua; Commins, Patrick; Leavy, Anthony
This report compares the 11 western counties (Connacht, Ulster, and counties
Longford, Clare and Kerry) with the 15 other counties, in aggregate, as regards the
effectiveness of various policies and programme measures in reaching their target
populations.
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1999-08-01T00:00:00Z