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The Value ofAgriculture

at County Level – IFA Estimate, 2014

Agriculture is Ireland’s largest indigenous sector, with over 300,000 people employed directly or

continues to contribute to the economic recovery that is now clearly evident, through growth in agri-

across the country and will be critical to the achievement of a regionally balanced economic recovery.

The accompanying documents provide an update to the research conducted by the IFA Economics

numbers that are engaged in agriculture by county, the type of agriculture they are engaged in and the value of the farmgate output that this agricultural activity creates.

A breakdown of the Direct Payments that are received in each county is provided and the Farm

In addition, the food and drink processing jobs that are supported by the agricultural output of each

employers in each county, which contribute thousands of additional jobs linked to the agriculture sector, are listed. These include co-ops, factories, mills, marts, machinery sales and engineering, and other service providers. The document clearly shows the dispersion of employment in agriculture and the agri-food industry across the entire country.

The following information is provided for each county:Farm Structure – Number of farms, farm size and stock on farmForestry – land area under private forestryFarm Income and Direct Payments Value of Output and Exports Food and Drink processing jobs and other agri-industry employers

All data sources and an explanation of the methodology for estimating some indicators are provided in the accompanying document, Data Sources and Methodology for estimates. All estimates are based on published data sources, where county-level data was not available.

IFA Economics Unit, August 2014


The Value ofAgriculture

at County Level – IFA Estimate

Introduction and Overview

Farm Structure

Number of Farms – 1,802

Average Farm Size –39.2ha

Land area farmed –70,637ha

Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 10,616- Number of other (beef) cows – 17,458- Number of ewes – 78,673- Number of sows – 3,868- Land area under tillage – 14,610 ha- Number of poultry – 5,699

Forestry

Land area under private forestry – 2,361 ha

Farm Income and Direct Payments

Farm Income – €35.2m

Direct Payments - €29m

- SFP - €24m- REPS/AEOS/DAS/SCWS – €4m- Forestry Premium – €0.60m

Value of Output and Exports

Value of Agricultural Output - €123.0m

Value of Forestry Output - €0.60m

Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the agricultural output in county - €169.4m

Agri-Industry Employment

Agriculture in Carlow supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services

Number of food and drink processing jobs supported by agricultural output of county – 869

Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (South East Region – Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford) – 8,042


Importance ofFarming and the Agri-food Industry

CARLOW

Agri-employers include

- Liffey Meats- Ballon Meats ltd.- Leinster Marts- Tullow Livestock Sales- Richard Keenan and Co.- Hi-Spec Engineering- Tanco Autowrap- Glanbia Agribusiness- Ready Fresh Vegetables ltd.- Frank Jenkinson ltd.- Kelly’s of Borris ltd.

- Gordon Hegarty and Sons ltd.- Minnock Agri Enterprises- Teagasc - Agrimec ltd.- Smyth Trailers- Broughan Engineering- De Laval Ireland- Codd Mushrooms ltd.- Brophy Agri Services- Charles R. Wynne ltd.- Quinns of Baltinglass


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Farm Structure


Average Farm Size – 26.4 ha

Land area farmed – 139,374 ha

Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 30,638- Number of other (beef) cows – 49,148- Number of ewes – 34,467- Number of sows – 35,110- Number of poultry – 1,097,381

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Agriculture in Cavan supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.

Number of food and drink processing jobs supported by agricultural output of county – 2,176

Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (Border Region – Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim, Louth) – 8,109



CAVAN

Food and Drink processing employers include- Lakeland Dairies- Carton Bros.- Maudabawn Co-op- Poles Co-op- Kill Co-op- Bunnoe Co-op- Volac - Liffey Meats - Glanbia- Kepak McCarren Pigmeat Processors- Rosderra Irish Meats- Breffni Mushrooms- Co-op Poultry Products ltd.

Other Agri- Employers include- Ballyjamesduff Mart- Cavan Mart- Kingscourt Mart- Station Road Mart- IFAC Accountants- FBD Insurance- Clarke Machinery- Meath Farm Machinery- Terry Gilsenan Machinery- AW Ennis



Farm Structure




Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 25,409- Number of other (beef) cows – 76,935- Number of ewes – 14,127- Number of sows – 1,002- Number of poultry – 5,830

Forestry








- Value of Aquaculture Output - €0.6m- Value of Forestry Output - €7.2m- Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the

agricultural output in county - €273.0m


- Agriculture in Clare supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.

- Number of food and drink processing jobs supported by agricultural output of county – 1,401

- Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (Mid West Region – Clare, North Tipperary, Limerick) – 4,457



CLARE

Agri- Employers include

- Clare Marts- Sixmilebridge- Kerry Agri Business- Donnellan Fencing- Burren Smokehouse- Malbay Seafoods- SeaLyons Seafood- Whelans Garage - Conor Engineering- PJ Ryan Tractors- Michael Boland Engineering- Booby O’Connell and Sons ltd.- Gearys Garage- Collins Haulage Ennis- Kelly Brothers Clondegad- Farm Relief Services- TASS Steel Fabricators- Summerhill Meats- John Kelly Meats

- Ennis Abbatoir- J O’Connell Farm Services- Connole and Hannigan Agri Motor Factors- King Agri Parts- Clarecastle Cattle Breeding Station- Fanco ltd.- Ken Baker Agricultural Consultants- Moroney’s Tractor Sales- Dairygold Co-op Superstores- Arrabawn Co-op Bridgetown - Breens Farm Machinery- Dan O’Connor Animal Feeds- North Clare Tractors- Dan McInerney Agri Merchants and Suppliers- Teagasc- FBD Insurance- IFAC Accountants



Farm Structure




Stock on farm


Forestry





- SFP - €164m- REPS/AEOS/DAS/SCWS – €39m- Forestry Premium – €9m


Value of Agricultural Output - €1,224.1m

Value of Aquaculture Output - €24.1m


Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the agricultural output in county - €1,685.4m


Agriculture in Cork supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.


Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (South West Region – Cork, Kerry) – 9,214



CORK

Food and Drink processing employers include- Dairygold Co-operative Society- Carbery Foods- Bandon Co-op- Barryroe Co-op- Drinagh Co-op- Lisavaird Co-op- Kerry Foods- North Cork Co-op- Newmarket Co-op- Boherbue Co-op- ABP- Kepak- Charleville Foods (Dawn)- Staunton Foods- Glenilen Farm- Gubeen Cheese- Bandon Vale Cheese- Irish Yoghurts- McDonnell Animal Feeds- Goldcrop- Barretts - Macroom Mills - Southern Milling- Inform Nutrition Ireland ltd.- Clona Dairies- Irish Bacon Slicers- Finns Meats - Shannonvale Poultry- Araglan Valley Trout- Castletownbere Fishermen’s Co-op- Eiranova- Good Fish Processing - Belvelly Smokehouse- Keohane Seafoods - Kush Seafoods- Murphy’s Irish Seafood- - Unmera Smoked Seafoods- William Carr and Sons- Yawl Bay Seafood

Other Agri- Employers include- Cork Marts - Macroom, Corrin, Skibbereen

and Bandon- Kanturk Marts- Grassland Fertilizers- Goulding Fertilizers- Cork Farm Machinery- Atkins Farm Machinery- Shortens Garage- Pat Healy Tractor Sales- Lynch and McCarthy Agri Sales- Farm Power ltd.- Packo Ireland- Southern Fuel and Farm Supplies- Farm Supply Stores Limited- Gallagher Power Fences- Corbett Agricultural Sales- Cyril O’Sullivan Tractor Sales- Durapak Agri ltd.- O’Donovan Agri Services- IFAC Accountants- FBD Insurance- FBA Consultants- FDC Accountants- Martin and Associates- Crowley Consulting- Brady Group- Anthony and Associates- Broderick Consulting- Holland Accountants- O’Connor Group - Stock Health



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Agriculture in Donegal supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





DONEGAL

Food and Drink processing employers include- Donegal Creameries- Connaught Gold- Foyle Donegal (Meat Processors)- Glenside Bacon Company- Green Pastures- Donegal Harvest- Edenmore Farm Meats ltd.- - Belles Isle/Seabreeze- Donegal Fish ltd.- Gallagher Bros.- Irish Premium Oysters- Marine Harvest Ireland- Errigal Eisc- Starcrest Seafoods

Other Agri- Employers include- Ballybofey and Stranorlar Mart- Carndonagh Mart- Donegal Mart- East Donegal Livestock Mart- Milford Mart- William Gibson Farm Services- Smyth and Sons- Harold J. Wilson ltd.- Donegal Farm Relief Services- Teagasc- Clonleigh Co-op- Inishowen Co-op- Inishleigh Co-op Farm Foods- Donegal Farm Machinery- McGinty Tractors- Cowan Bros- Eamon Tinney and Sons- Lennon Agri Supplies- Templecrone Co-op Society ltd.- Raphoe Hardware- Gregg Care ltd.



Farm Structure

Number of Farms – 798



Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 2,745- Number of other (beef) cows – 4,372- Number of ewes – 18,874- Land area under tillage – 11,107 ha- Number of poultry – 10,265

Forestry











Agriculture in Dublin supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.

Number of food and drink processing jobs based in Dublin – 8,217



DUBLIN

Agri- Employers include- Origin Enterprises- Keelings- Sam Dennigan and Co.- Total Produce - Country Crest- R&H Hall- Donnellys- K&K Packs ltd- Paul Sweeney and Co.- Peter Keogh and Sons- Granby ltd

- Tendermeats ltd.- Irish Dairy Board- Bord Bia- FBD Insurance- - Kish Fish- Nicky’s Plaice- Oceanpath- Ocean Marine- Wrights of Howth- Wrights of Marino- WBD Farm Machinery



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Agriculture in Galway supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.


Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (West – Galway, Mayo, Roscommon) – 3,762



GALWAY

Food and Drink processing employers include- Arrabawn Co-op- Premier Proteins- Divilly’s ltd.- Garbally Manufacturing- Heaney Meats Catering Company- Loughnanes of Galway- Connemara Fisheries- Connemara Smokehouse- Galway Bay Seafoods- Iasc Mara Teo- Irish Seaspray- Kilkerrin Eisc

Other Agri- Employers include- Athenry Mart- Tuam Co-op Livestock Mart ltd.- Gort Co-op Livestock Mart- Maam Cross Marts ltd- Loughrea Co-op Mart ltd- Ballinasloe Co-op Mart- Portumna Co-op Mart- Mountbellew Mart- Farm Relief Service- - Headford Co-op Livestock Auctioneers- JFC Manufacturing- Greenes Hardware and Farm Supplies- C&F Tooling- JPK Fencing Systems ltd.- DH Farm Machinery- Belmac Engineering- Mitchell Machine Spares- Michael O’Connell Tractor Sales- Cormac Sheep Equipment - Duffy K and Sons ltd- Feeney Trailers - Western Tractors- Duane’s General Stores- Bernard Whyte Agri Merchants and Suppliers- Flynn’s of Lackagh ltd.- William Parker Agri Merchants and Suppliers- Dolan Agri-Suppliers ltd.- Finnerty Plant Hire



Farm Structure


Average Farm Size – 34 ha


Stock on farm


Forestry












Agriculture in Kerry supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.


Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (South West Region – Cork, Kerry) – 9,214



KERRY

Food and Drink processing employers include- Kerry Group - Dawn Dairies- Cadbury Ireland- Kellihers Feeds and Ag Supplies- Lee Strand- Rhyno Mills- Daly’s Seafoods- De Brun Eisc- Glenbeigh Seafoods- Kenmare Salmon- Kerry Fish- O’Catháin Iasc- Star Seafoods

Other Agri- Employers include- Castleisland Co-op Mart- Dingle Cattle Mart- Kingdom Mart- Mid Kerry Mart- Kenmare Livestock Mart- Iveragh Mart- Bioatlantis - Kerry Tractors- Dairymaster- C.A. Galvin ltd. Milking Equipment- Fealesbridge and Headleys Bridge Co-op- Walshes Farm Machinery ltd.- Kerry Agri-business Farm Stores- BD Agri Parts - O’Connor Hardware- JH Farm Services- Buckley Agri ltd.



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Agriculture in Kildare supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.


Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (Mid East Region – Kildare, Meath, Wicklow) – 5,444



KILDARE


- Glanbia- Ashbourne Meat Processors- Dawn Farm Foods- Kildare Chilling Company- Moyvalley Meats- Newbridge Meats ltd.- O’Brien Fine Foods- Boortmalt- QK Meats Group- Athgarvan Grain Co.

- Coillte- FBD Insurance- Fitzpatrick Garage- Keatley Concrete- JR Perry- Kilrush Engineering- Liffey Mills- Naas Farm Machinery- NPA- Tegral



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Agriculture in Kilkenny supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





KILKENNY

Agri- Employers include- Kilkenny Mart- Glanbia- Dawn Meats- Dawn Pork and Bacon- Connolly Red Mills- Brett Brothers - Callan Bacon- Goatsbridge Trout - Farm Relief Services- Murphy Machinery ltd.

- Kelly’s of Kilkenny ltd.- Templetuohy Farm Machinery ltd.- Gordon Hegarty and Sons ltd.- JR Perry ltd.- I.A.M. Agricultural Machinery ltd.- Farm and Industrial Supplies- Mixrite Ireland ltd.- Grassland Fertilizers ltd.- Dooley Brothers- - Chancellor’s Mills



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Agriculture in Laois supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.


Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (Midland Region – Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath) – 4,030



LAOIS


- Mountrath Livestock Mart- Meadow Meats- Glanbia- EV Condell- WR Shaw- Agri-Dairy Supplies

- Coillte- Stradbally Farm Services- Irish Dairy Services ltd.- Derrymore Agri Sevices- Coolerain Saw Mills- Templetuohy Farm Machinery



Farm Structure




Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 1,860- Number of other (beef) cows – 26,830- Number of ewes – 64,167

Forestry







- Value of Agricultural Output - €65.0m- Value of Forestry Output - €3.3m- Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the



Agriculture in Leitrim supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





LEITRIM

Agri- Employers include - Rosderra- Golden Vale Mart - Connacht Gold Marts- Manorhamilton Livestock Mart- Connacht Gold Store- Manorhamilton Store

- Farrelly and Associates- Teagasc - Mohill and Manorhamilton- Wilson Machinery- Lunney Tractors- Mulvey Stores - Reynolds Stores



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Forestry








Value of Forestry Output - €4m



Agriculture in Limerick supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.


Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (Mid West Region – Clare, North Tipperary, Limerick) – 4,457



LIMERICK

Food and Drink processing employers include- ABP Ireland- Pallas Foods- Dawn Dairies- Golden Vale Dairies - Rathkeale Co-op- Roches Feeds- J.O.D. Food Products- Danskos Foods ltd.- Knockfume Creamery- Newport Creamery- Rene Cusack ltd.- Glen Aine Foods ltd.

Other Agri- Employers include- Golden Vale Mart Kilmallock and Abbeyfeale- Kerry Agri Business- Grassland Fertilizers- Salesian Agricultural College- Keltec Engineering- Nunan Farm Machinery- Hayes Garage - Shine Maize Supplies- Geary Declan Tractors ltd.- Edward Lynch- WW Doherty and Sons ltd.- Mervyn Shorten ltd.- Shanahan Bros. ltd.- Walsh Agri Services - Adare Farm Machinery- Kenneth Boohan Agri Sales- Dan O’Connor Feeds- Dairy and Engineering Services



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Agriculture in Longford supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





LONGFORD

Agri- Employers include- Greenpasture Meats- Homestyle Meats ltd.- Kepak- Lakeland- Kiernan Milling- Granard Mart- Ballymahon Mart

- Granard Stores- Granard Farm Feeds- Johnston Farm Equipment- Gerety Farm Machinery- C&D Foods ltd.- Glennon Brothers ltd- Paul and Vincent ltd.



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Agriculture in Louth supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





LOUTH

Agri- Employers include- ABP - Drummonds - Glanbia- Hilton Foods- Ardee Mart- Carlingford Oyster Co., - Coastguard Seafoods- Kirwan Fish Merchants

- Morgan’s Oceanfresh Seafood- FBD Insurance- Loughran Stores- Kelly Grain ltd.- Deeside Agri- Mid Louth Garage- PJ Callan ltd.- Hanlon Machinery ltd.- Industrial and Farm Machinery ltd.



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Agriculture in Mayo supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





MAYO

Agri- Employers include- Aurivo Co-op- Dawn Meats- Western Brand Group ltd.- Clarke Fish Exports- Connemara Seafoods- Ireland West Seafare- Purple Spade- Aurivo Co-op Ballinrobe- Aurivo Co-op Balla- McHale Engineering- JB Contactors-

- Costello and McDermott ltd- CPAC ltd.- Iman Casing and Foods ltd.- Trouw Agriculture ltd.- Lough Conn Milling Co. ltd- Lundy Foods ltd.- Seastream ltd.- Quinn’s Farm Supplies- Western Farming Co-op ltd.- McDonnells Stores- Thomas H Kean Agri Merchants and

Suppliers



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Agriculture in Meath supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





MEATH

Food and Drink processing employers include- Kepak- Drummonds- Glanbia- Dunbia- Ashbourne Beef and Lamb ltd.- Largo Foods- Boyne Valley Meats ltd.- Alltech- Euro Farm Foods- Faughan Food ltd.- Irish Country Meats- Keelaghan Wholesale Meats ltd.- Traditional Meat Company Ireland ltd.- Kilbeg Dairies- Sheridans Cheesemongers- Millbrook Foods- Oldcastle Co-op- Hogan’s Farms

Other Agri- Employers include- Carnaross Mart- Monsanto- Grassland Fertilizers- Meath Farm Machinery- Oldcastle Laboratories- Leinster Farm Machinery- Gerry Duffy Machinery- Clarke Machinery- Farm Relief Services- Teagasc- Farmec Ireland ltd.- Progressive Genetics- Conaty Steel ltd.



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Agriculture in Monaghan supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





MONAGHAN

Agri- Employers include- Clones Mart- Castleblayney Mart- Ballybay Mart- IFAC Accountants- O’Reilly Machinery- Teagasc- Town of Monaghan Co-op- Monaghan Mushrooms- Grove Turkeys- Silvercrest Food

- ABP- Doapey Co-op- Lakeland Dairies- Arthur Mallon Foods ltd.- Connolly Meats- Flynn Irish Meats ltd.- - IGWT Poultry Services ltd.- Nest Box Egg company- Silver Hill Foods- O’Neill Mushrooms



Farm Structure




Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 20,527- Number of other (beef) cows – 36,404- Number of ewes – 43,379- Number of sows – 9,695- Land area under tillage – 9,047 ha

Forestry











Agriculture in Offaly supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





OFFALY

Agri- Employers include- Birr Livestock Mart- Goldenvale Mart- Coughlan Agri Stores- Glanbia Agri Stores - Grennan Mills- Arrabawn Agri Stores- Liffey Mills - GEM Agri Stores

- Brogan Tractor Sales - Belmac Engineering- Tullamore Agri Supplies ltd- Midland Machinery ltd.- Glenisk- Milne Foods ltd.- PJ Lynam Tractor Parts- Rainbow Engineering-



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Agriculture in Roscommon supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





ROSCOMMON

Food and Drink processing employers include

- Kepak- Mallons- Gilligan Meats- Connacht Gold Mill- Stewarts- Shannonside Co-op- Liffey Meats- Michael Waldron Meats ltd.- ML Gannon and Sons ltd.- Oliver Carty ltd.- Castlemine Farm Shop

Other Agri- Employers include- Roscommon Mart- Elphin Mart- Connacht Gold Stores- Coffeys Agri Store- Glancys Agri Store- Farrells Agri Store- Tom Tighe Agri Store- Eddie Naughton Agri Store- FBD Insurance- IFAC Accountants- Glanbia Fresh Pork ltd.- Shannonside Milk Products ltd- Burkes Farm Machinery- Regan Tractors- Clarkes Machinery- P&B Ryan Dairy Services ltd



Farm Structure




Stock on farm

- Number of dairy cows – 7,434- Number of other (beef) cows – 33,607- Number of ewes – 81,898- Number of poultry – 11,229

Forestry








Value of Aquaculture Output - €1m




Agriculture in Sligo supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





SLIGO


- Aurivo Mart- Aurivo Co-op- Green Isle Seafood- Connacht Gold Stores- Patrick Wynne Stores

- Eamonn McDermott Tractors and Farm Machinery

- O’Briens Tractors- GMG Tractor Sales- Jacobs Service Station



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Farm Income – €192m




Value of Agricultural Output - €604m

Value of Forestry Output - €6m

Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the agricultural output in county - €832m


Agriculture in Tipperary supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.


Number of food and drink processing jobs based in the local region (MW and SE – Clare, Limerick, North Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford) – 12,499



TIPPERARY

Food and Drink processing employers include- ABP- Dairygold Co-op- Centenary Co-op- Arrabawn Co-op- Tipperary Co-op- Drombane Co-op- Corman Miloko- Mullinahone Compsey Creamery- Rib World- Rosderra Irish Meats- Ashbourne Meat Processors - Dew Valley Foods- Good Herdsmen (Processing) ltd.- Oakpark Foods- Templetuohy Farm Fresh Foods ltd.

Other Agri- Employers include- Cahir Mart- Cashel Mart- Mid Tipp Co-op Mart Thurles- Tipperary Mart- Newport Mart- Carrick-on-Suir Mart- Central Auctions- Nenagh and Templemore- Basetech Slurry Storage- Glenmorgan Wood Supplies- Gleeson Concrete- Abbey Machinery- Templetuohy Farm Machinery- Dwyer Steel- Tipperary Forestry Services- Martin Rea Agri Consultants- Kellys of Fantane- AMK ltd. Killaloe- Breen’s Farm Machinery- Coolmore Stud- Matt Kealing Sand and Gravel- McHale Plant Services- J&M Bearings- Butler Tractor Sales- Dairymaster- Meehan and Slattery Machinery- Spillane Sand and Gravel- Farm Relief Service- Gleeson Machinery- Gurteen Agricultural College- Liffey Mills- Teagasc- FBD Insurance- IFAC Accountants



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Agriculture in Waterford supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





WATERFORD


- Glanbia- ABP Waterford- Flahavans- Dawn Meats- Dawn Pork and Bacon- MJ Flanagan’s- Cork Marts- Dungarvan

- Farm Relief Services- Murphy’s Motors ltd.- Suir Garages ltd.- Kill Agricultural Services ltd.- Jim Power Agri Sales ltd.- Brady’s Quality Foods- Curran Foods ltd.- Pat Denn (Agriculture) ltd.



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Agriculture in Westmeath supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





WESTMEATH

Agri- Employers include- Kepak- Dunbia- Grennan Agri Stores- Mullingar Farms- Glanbia

- Anneville Agri Services ltd.- Thomas Flynn and Sons ltd.- Green Food Farms- Carton Rural Consultants ltd.- David Taylor Animal Nutrition ltd.- Coyle Sean Agri Services



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- Value of Agricultural Output - €364.1m- Value of Aquaculture Output - €7.5m- Value of Forestry Output - €1.9m- Value of Agricultural Exports arising from the



Agriculture in Wexford supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





WEXFORD

Food and Drink processing employers include- Wexford Creamery- Irish Country Meats- Slaney Foods plc- Atlantis Seafoods- Dunn’s Seafare- H.J. Nolan- Millstream- Sofrimar- Ballycross Apple Farm- Boortmalt- Carrigbyrne Farmhouse Cheese- County Wexford Farmers Markets- Danone- Glanbia- Green Hill Fruit Farm- Green’s Berry Farm- Kavanagh Meats- Killowen Farm Products ltd.- Sleedagh Farms- Snowcream- The Farm Shop- Wexford Fruit Producers ltd.- Wheelock Fruits- Wilton Gardens

Other Agri- Employers include- New Ross Mart- Andy Cloke Farm Buildings- Bannow Show ltd.- Biogreen- Breen Agricultural Services ltd.- Bunclody Agri-Services- Buyrite Solutions- Coillte- Cooladine Farms ltd.- Cooney Furlong Grain Company- Donohue Agri Enniscorthy- Drumderry Aggregate- Duncormick Tractors ltd.- Enniscorthy Motor Company- Fanning French and Associates- Farm Solutions - FBD Insurance- Fox Engineering- Gardiner Grain- Geoff Barry Agricultural Consultant- IFAC Accountants- Joe Freeman Dairymaster- John Bolger and Co. ltd.- John Cullen Grain- JP Murphy Bros. ltd.- Kehoe Brothers Machinery ltd.- Larry Earle Knackery- Morris Engineering- O’Sullivan Agricultural Services ltd.- Roche Machinery ltd.- Ryan Bros. Contracting- Simon Byrne Consultant- Teagasc- Templetuohy Farm Machinery ltd.- Wallaces of Wellingtonbridge- Walter Gahan Agricultural Contractor- WD Rothwell and Co.- Wexford Farmers Co-op



Farm Structure




Stock on farm


Forestry












Agriculture in Wicklow supports thousands of jobs in the rural economy, both directly in food & drink processing and also in the wider agri-industry, including input suppliers, agricultural contractors, jobs in auctioneering, transport and engineering and in accountancy, legal, veterinary and other advisory services.





WICKLOW

Agri- Employers include- Carnew Mart- Blessington Mart- Glanbia- Kerry Foods- Quinns Baltinglass

- Redmills - Herbst Agri- John Byrne Agri Consultants- Kinsella Estates/Mart- Tinahely Show Society- Wicklow Cattle Company



Data Sources and Methodology for EstimatesFarm StructureNumber of farms, average farm size, land area farmed, stock on farms

Source: CSO Census of Agriculture 2010, Tables 1, 7A, 7C, 7D, 8A, 8B, 8C

ForestryLand area under private forestry

Sources: Forest Service 2010 and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Afforestation Statistics 2013

Farm Income and Direct PaymentsFarm Income – IFA Estimate based on:

CSO – Output, Input and Income in Agriculture – Final Estimate 2013CSO – Regional Agricultural Accounts 2012CSO – Census of Agriculture 2010 Table 3: Average Standard Output

average standard output per county.

Direct PaymentsSFP, REPS, AEOS, DAS, SCWS and Forestry Premium – IFA Estimate based on: Department of Agriculture data 2013.

Value of Output and ExportsValue of Agricultural Output – IFA Estimate based on:

CSO – Census of Agriculture 2010 Table 3: Average Standard OutputCSO – Output, Input and Income in Agriculture – Final Estimate 2013

Value of Forestry Output – IFA Estimate based on:Total value of forestry output in 2012 of €688.7m;- Source: Table 10.8 Total Economic Activity (Type 2), Annual Review and Outlook for Agriculture,

Food and the Marine 2013/2014, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Private forestry accounting for 13% of volume of total forestry available for processing in 2012:- Source: Table 10.1, Roundwood available for processing, Annual Review and Outlook for

Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2013/2014, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.


The Value of Agricultureat County Level – IFA Estimate



Value of Agricultural Exports Arising from the Agricultural Output of each County – IFA Estimate based on:

Total agri-food exports of €9.9bn in 2013: Export Performance and Prospects 2013/2014, Bord Bia.Proportionate distribution of exports arising from estimated agricultural output per county.

Agri-Industry EmploymentNumber of food and drink processing jobs supported by agricultural output of county – IFA Estimate based on:

Codes 10 (Manufacture of Food Products) and 11 (Manufacture of Beverages) - Average numbers employed Q1-Q4 2013.Proportionate distribution of jobs arising from the estimated agricultural output of each county.

Number of food and processing jobs based in local region – IFA Estimate based on:

Codes 10 (Manufacture of Food Products) and 11 (Manufacture of Beverages) - Average numbers employed Q1-Q4 2013.

Work – Employment, Occupations and Industry, Table CD322, Population aged 15 years and over

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