1. Financial Analysis of Fertiliser Use L. Connolly, B. Moran

2. OUTLINE Farm Numbers : Current & 2015 Trend & Distribution Farm Incomes Trend In Fertiliser Usage Fertiliser Cost By Farm System Fertiliser Usage Full Time/REPS/NON REPS Farms Fertiliser Usage By Region Fertiliser Cost By Level Of Enterprise Performance Summary

3. Categories of Farms 2003 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

4. Categories of Farms 2015 Source: 2015 Committee Report

5. Family Farm Income (FFI) Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

6. Family Farm Income (€) 1995 -2004 €14,200 €15,600 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

7. Family Farm Income (€) 1995 -2004 €14,200 €15,600 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc €11,800

8. Farm Income by System - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

9. Direct Payments & FFI - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

10. Direct Payments & FFI - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

11. Farm Income by Enterprise - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

12. Trend In Fertiliser Cost/Farm Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

13. Trend In Fertiliser Cost/Farm Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

14. Trend In Fertiliser Cost/Farm Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

15. Fertiliser Cost – All Farms - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

16. Fertiliser Cost – All Farms - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

17. Fertiliser Cost – All Farms - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

18. Fertiliser Cost – Fulltime Farms - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

19. Fertiliser Cost – Fulltime Farms - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

20. Fertiliser Cost – Fulltime Farms - 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

21. Fertiliser Cost Fulltime v All Farms 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

22. Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

23. Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

24. Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

25. Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

26. Fertiliser Cost By Region 2004 Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc

27. Fertiliser Cost REPS v NON-REPS Farms 2004

30. Fertiliser Cost by Performance - Dairying - 2004

31. Fertiliser Cost by Performance - Suckling - 2004

32. Fertiliser Cost by Performance - Sheep - 2004

33. Fertiliser Cost by Performance - 2004

34. SUMMARY Farm Numbers Declining / Viable Farms Constant Farm Income Virtually Static Dairying Profitable/Drystock in Difficulty Fertiliser Cost Per Farm Static Tillage & Dairy Farms – Biggest Users Fertiliser Cost 52% Higher on NON-REPS Farms Enterprise Performance – Highest Fertiliser Cost on Top Performance (except cereals)