Dairy
Tirlán has announced the eight dairy farm families that have been selected as inaugural 'Lighthouse Farms'.
Dairy News
Dairygold and Teagasc launched a programme to help Dairygold milk suppliers build profitable, sustainable and resilient dairy businesses.
Three farm walks have been scheduled to take place over the next two weeks for dairy farmers who are thinking of converting to organics.
One of the research presentations at the recent Teagasc open day compared organic and conventional beef, suckler and dairy systems.
Calf Registrations
The numbers of both suckler and dairy-bred calves registered to date this year has increased when compared to the same time of last year.
Agri-Business
A farm in Co. Donegal has won the top award at the 19th annual Aurivo Milk Quality Awards, which took place yesterday (Wednesday, April 29).
The EU Commission has approved a €615.7 million Dutch State aid scheme to support the reduction of emissions in the dairy farming sector.
Beef
The spring calving season is fast approaching on both suckler and dairy farms across Ireland and is a high-risk period for farmer safety.
Darren Buttimer and family have been announced as the overall winners of the 2025 Carbery Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards.
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 947.1 million litres in August 2025, according to the latest CSO data.
Rural Life
An apprentice electrician from a dairy farming background in Co. Laois has been crowned the 2025 Rose of Tralee.
The National Dairy Council (NDC) will return to this year’s Bord Bia Bloom, taking place in Phoenix Park over the June Bank Holiday weekend.
Over 65 primary school pupils in Co. Tipperary were recently given the opportunity to see firsthand the workings of an Irish dairy farm.
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops around the country was estimated at 510 million litres in November 2024, the CSO said.
Agri Politics
Martin McElearney, a farmer from Co. Monaghan, has been elected chair of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Dairy Committee.
Beef Focus
One of the farm visits at the recent Sommet de l'Élevage show in France was to a 65 cow pedigree herd that was milking Salers suckler cows...
This years Quality Milk Awards winner Aidan Kennedy, along with his wife Derval and their children Nickolas and Galina, represent the sixth...
Costs on dairy farms have increased by 12c/L on average over the past four years, according to Dr. Laurence Shalloo from Teagasc.
Milk processors are being called on to replicate the decision of Lakeland Dairies and increase the price paid to farmers for July milk.
Irish dairy farming in 2024 is "at a crossroads", according to the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA).
The potential costs associated with lameness in Irish dairy herds have been highlighted in a recent paper published in the Veterinary Irela...
Dairy Focus
Based outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, is Grove Dairy Holsteins, a 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging...
The chair of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a lack of support for the dairy sector.
