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January

Spring calving beginsBISS applications openIndoor feeding & housing

February

Lambing season startsSpring planting beginsPeak calving season

March

Turnout to grassSpring barley & oats sowingACRES actions begin

April

Breeding season (dairy AI)Fertiliser & sprayingBISS deadline

May

First cut silageDosing & breedingTAMS applications

June

Second cut silageMid-season breedingNitrates records due

July

Grazing pressure & water planningACRES July action windowsMid-summer herd & fodder checks

August

Winter barley harvestWeaning & scanningReseeding paddocks

September

Spring crop harvestAutumn calving startsPloughing Championships

October

Winter wheat sowingScanning ewesAgri-scheme reviews

November

Housing cattleSoil samplingWinter prep & feeding

December

Indoor feeding seasonLand managementHerd register compliance

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Irish Farm Data & Ecosystem

Four free tools on one page. See how much DAFM has paid out under each scheme this week. Track monthly farm input and output prices from the CSO. Search every grant, tool, and service in the Irish farm ecosystem. Explore county-level data on farm type, rainfall, and stock density.

Scheme Payments This Week

How much DAFM has paid out under BISS, ANC, ACRES and the Eco Scheme, from the Department's weekly payments update. For when each payment lands and what to do if yours is late, see the 2026 farm payment dates guide.

Live from DAFM

What has actually been paid, up to 25 September 2026

SchemeYearFarmers paidPaid to dateThis week
BISS and CRISS2025118,966€846.04m€199,867.16
Eco Scheme2025—€308.86m€53,496.58
ANC and ASC202686,690€183.07m€3,277,291.36
ACRES——€788.24m€0.01m
SCEP202515,754€52.6m—
Sheep Improvement Scheme202517,185€21.53m—
Beef Welfare Scheme202524,306€28.371m—
Organic Farming Scheme20255,199€59.19m€0.00
The year column is the scheme year the money belongs to, not the year it was paid. A blank means DAFM does not publish that figure. Source: DAFM Scheme Payments Update

Latest Commodity Prices

A quick scanner for Irish cattle, milk, feed, and fertiliser prices using official CSO monthly data. The FarmAI read is intentionally simple: it highlights the main pressure or support signal, then points you to the next article, checklist, or prompt worth opening.

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Pulling the latest official monthly commodity data for cattle, milk, feed, and fertiliser.

Ireland in Numbers

County-level agricultural data from CSO, Met Eireann, and DAFM. All data is freely available under CC-BY-4.0.

Rented or Leased Farmland by County

Share of claimed hectares declared as rented in or leased in, 2025

20.3 %
53.1 %

Source: DAFM Anonymous LPIS 2025, county by parcel location

Highest
Dublin53.1%
Waterford44.1%
Louth43.4%
Lowest
Clare20.3%
Galway23.8%
Mayo24.6%

Cereal Ground by County

Barley, wheat, oats, rye and triticale as a share of claimed hectares, 2025

0 %
35.8 %

Source: DAFM Anonymous LPIS 2025, county by parcel location

Highest
Dublin35.8%
Louth25.9%
Wexford25.2%
Lowest
Leitrim0%
Clare0%
Sligo0.1%

ACRES Land by County

Share of claimed hectares on parcels flagged ACRES, 2025

13.3 %
75.7 %

Source: DAFM Anonymous LPIS 2025, county by parcel location

Highest
Leitrim75.7%
Donegal70.7%
Mayo70.4%
Lowest
Dublin13.3%
Meath18.1%
Kildare19.8%

Organic Land by County

Share of claimed hectares on parcels with organic status, 2025

2.1 %
10.5 %

Source: DAFM Anonymous LPIS 2025, county by parcel location

Highest
Roscommon10.5%
Leitrim10.3%
Kerry10.1%
Lowest
Kilkenny2.1%
Louth2.3%
Wexford2.5%

Organic Land, Change Since 2017

Percentage-point change in the organic share of claimed hectares, 2017 to 2025

1 pp
8.2 pp

Source: DAFM Anonymous LPIS 2017 and 2025, county by parcel location

Highest
Kerry8.2 pp
Donegal7.7 pp
Mayo7.3 pp
Lowest
Kilkenny1 pp
Offaly1.3 pp
Meath1.3 pp

Cereal Ground, Change Since 2017

Percentage-point change in the cereal share of claimed hectares, 2017 to 2025

-1.7 pp
1.3 pp

Source: DAFM Anonymous LPIS 2017 and 2025, county by parcel location

Highest
Wicklow1.3 pp
Carlow1.1 pp
Dublin0.5 pp
Lowest
Laois-1.7 pp
Louth-1.6 pp
Kildare-1.2 pp

Dominant Farm Type by County

Based on CSO Census of Agriculture

DairyBeefSheepTillageMixed

Source: CSO, data.cso.ie

Average Annual Rainfall by County

Met Eireann 1991-2020 average

750 mm
1,400 mm

Source: Met Eireann, met.ie

Highest
Kerry1,400 mm
Mayo1,350 mm
Galway1,300 mm
Lowest
Dublin750 mm
Louth800 mm
Meath850 mm

Average Farm Size by County

CSO Census of Agriculture 2020

20 hectares
44 hectares

Source: CSO, data.cso.ie

Highest
Meath44 hectares
Kildare42 hectares
Wexford40 hectares
Lowest
Leitrim20 hectares
Donegal22 hectares
Sligo23 hectares

Cattle Density by County

Cattle per 100 hectares of agricultural land

75 per 100ha
185 per 100ha

Source: DAFM / CSO, data.cso.ie

Highest
Cork185 per 100ha
Tipperary175 per 100ha
Kilkenny170 per 100ha
Lowest
Dublin75 per 100ha
Donegal85 per 100ha
Leitrim90 per 100ha

Sheep Density by County

Sheep per 100 hectares of agricultural land (2020)

50 per 100ha
400 per 100ha

Source: CSO Census of Agriculture, data.cso.ie

Highest
Wicklow400 per 100ha
Mayo350 per 100ha
Donegal320 per 100ha
Lowest
Louth50 per 100ha
Limerick60 per 100ha
Kilkenny60 per 100ha

High-Speed Broadband Coverage by County

Approx. % of premises with access to ≥30 Mbps (2024)

65 %
98 %

Source: ComReg Connectivity Report, comreg.ie

Highest
Dublin98%
Kildare95%
Meath93%
Lowest
Leitrim65%
Donegal68%
Roscommon70%

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Government & Policy

Departments, schemes portal, and official bodies

9

Advisory & Extension

Expert guidance, training, and research-backed advice

7

Breeding & Genetics

Herd performance data, genetic evaluations, and animal recording

3

Farm Software

Management apps, compliance tools, and planning platforms

6

Hardware & Sensors

Monitoring devices, GPS tracking, and on-farm tech

8

AI & Satellite

Artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and carbon tools

6

Co-ops & Processors

Dairy co-ops, meat processors, and farm suppliers

7

Farm Organisations

Representative bodies, unions, and young farmer groups

5

Research & Education

Universities, journals, and open-access research

6

Media & News

Agricultural news, analysis, and market commentary

5

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Sources: Teagasc, DAFM, CSO, ICBF, Bord Bia, Met Eireann, data.gov.ie, and independent research. Every link verified.

Last reviewed: 15/07/2026 · Links checked monthly

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Farm Costs & Prices

Monthly price indices from the CSO. Base year 2020 = 100. When a line goes above 100, prices have risen since 2020. Updated monthly.

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