Dairy
Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol
By Chris McCullough Dating back to medieval times, Gruyere is one of the most famous cheeses in the world, and...
Cows
Dairy
Watch: Milking cows and selling milk and coffee from the yard
Mark Gray is milking 97 cows on 150ac outside Prosperous, Co. Kildare in partnership with his mother and father, where...
Dairy
20 new IHFA master breeders crowned
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) announced 20 winners of Master Breeders 2023 at a special awards ceremony as part...
Rural Life
Galway to Heuston train hits cow causing long delays
Train passengers travelling from Galway to Heuston have been advised of long delays this afternoon (Sunday, May 12), as Iarnród...
Machinery News
Lely Discovery Collector C2 combats lameness in cattle
Lely launched its Discovery Collector C2 earlier this year, claiming it to be a revolutionary manure-collecting robot which cleans floors...
Rural Life
Number of cows reduced by around 27,000 in 2023
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that livestock numbers are “stabilising”, with figures from the...
Agri Politics
ICMSA frustrated by delay in implementing nitrates changes
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rates but has hit out at...
Agri Politics
'The dairy cow can't pay for everything' - Arthur
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a lack of support for...
Beef
'IT updates' causing delay of TB income supplement rates issuing
The delay in the enhanced rates being issued under the income supplement scheme in the bovine TB (tuberculosis) programme is...
Other
Farming business in UK fined after woman killed in cow attack
A farming business in the UK has been fined after a woman was killed after being butted several times by...
Agri-Business
Nitrates: Over 40,000 cows could be slaughtered - Lombard
A Fine Gael senator has claimed that over 40,000 cows could potentially be slaughtered if the European Commission does not...
Podcast
Listen: AgriFocus - all things nitrates with Dr. Joe Patton
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key...
Beef
Beef kill: Highest weekly throughput of steers so far this year
The week ending September 24, 2023, has seen the highest number of steers slaughtered in a single week so far...
N.Ireland
CAFRE dairy survey highlights the main reasons for culling cows
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has recently surveyed 120 dairy herds across Northern Ireland to determine...
Dairy
European Milk Board: Prices 'are collapsing' in EU
Europe will lose out economically and socially if cows are no longer reared in rural areas and farms cannot remain...
Dairy News
Map: How many more dairy cows are in your county in last 10 years?
Since 2013, every county in the country has seen an increase in the number of dairy cows that are located...
Other
UK farm attracts visitors with 'cow cuddling' experience
The sight of someone snuggled up to a cow is probably not something that the majority of farmers are used...
Dairy News
Israeli farm trials show potential to reduce antibiotics usage in cows
Mileutis, an Israeli-based biopharmaceutical animal and human health company, has completed a rigorous, randomised, case-controlled, clinical field trial. The results...