Farm optimism on the rise - Kilkenny Farming

Optimism is growing among farmers, with 38% very or fairly optimistic, up from 31% the previous year.

While 20% are very or fairly pessimistic, the same as in 2021, 42% are not sure. Among dairy farmers, 65% say they are very or fairly optimistic, up 13 percentage points on 2021, while commercial dairy farmers are the most optimistic with 68% reporting they are very or fairly optimistic, up 16 percentage points.

That’s according to the latest AIB Agri Tracker, a survey of 1,022 farmers conducted by Ipsos.

The farmers had been asked for the outlook for their own farm businesses over the next three to five years.