Labour self-sufficiency on family dairy farms in Ireland: a case study approach considering labour requirement, input and management

The efficient use of labour input is essential to the success of farms; however, many countries are experiencing a decreasing family workforce on-farm as a result of perceived labour intensive work and poor work–life balance. Four farms identified from two labour time-use studies were selected as ca...

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Published in:Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
Main Authors: M. Beecher, M. Gormley, J. Deming, C. Hogan, B. O’Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Compuscript Ltd 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ijafr-2023-0104