Agri-Business
Darren Buttimer and family have been announced as the overall winners of the 2025 Carbery Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards.
Dairy
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.
Dairy News
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.
A two-day conference will take place in Co. Cork next month focused on ensuring a sustainable future for Ireland’s dairy industry.
The links between elite sports and agriculture have always been strong, and will very much be on show this Saturday (October 14) during the Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
15 companies have been named as finalists in this year's National Dairy Innovation Awards taking place at a ceremony in Cork on Friday
All roads lead to Croke Park this weekend for the All-Ireland football semi-finals and the Tailteann Cup between Meath and Down.
An image evoking a "moment of nostalgia" has claimed the overall prize in a photo competition focused on dairy farming.
Beef
There are 9,200 dairy farmers that keep only dairy cows while there are just under 46,700 farms in the country that keep only suckler cows.
Reducing the number of dairy cows in Ireland would have a negative impact on the environment according to Gijs Scholman from Lely.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has called for people to "raise a glass of milk to Irish farmers".
