Dairy
An award winning Co. Monaghan family are set to proudly host the 2025 IHFA National Open Day on Thursday 10th July.
N.Ireland
The Supreme Cattle Championship at Ballymoney Show 2025 was won by the father and son team: Victor and David Chestnutt.
This year's Balmoral Show features more than 3,500 head of livestock and today the cattle rings will see major competition among breeds.
The 38th edition of the Black & White sale held at the Borderway Sale Centre attracted a massive crowd of dairy enthusiasts from across...
It's a 'topsy turvy' world producing milk in Argentina as farmers battle inflation rates, prolonged drought and a downturn in demand for dairy
Agri-Business
99.75% of the global population of Holstein bulls can be traced back to two males, according to Badi Besbes from the FAO.
In the North of Ireland, traditionally, a lot of the herds would be high yielding Holsteins being milked on a total mixed ration (TMR), fully
Around 120 delegates attended the VikingGenetics UK ProCROSS conference to learn first-hand the benefits the dairy crossbreeding programme has to offer.
The pedigree holstein sale last week in Carnaross Mart, Co. Meath known as the Promise of Protein Sale had consignments from Leagh...
Ballymena Show always attracts a fantastic turnout of sheep, and 2024 did not disappoint in this regard. The man charged with the responsib
Rural Life
The Tinahely Show took place over the bank holiday weekend (August 7), with up to 20,000 attending the agricultural show in Co. Wicklow.
There was an excellent entry cattle and sheep for Newry Show 2023. The general quality of the stock competing was excellent.
Dairy News
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) is to host the 2023 European Holstein and Red Holstein Confederation conference in Dublin.
Three young Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) members had great success in Italy at the Open Junior Show.
Dairy Technical
An 11-month-old Jersey heifer calf was awarded supreme champion at the 19th Multi-Breed Dairy Calf Show, held at Dungannon.
An outstanding Holstein cow carried the day at this year’s Ballymena Show. The event attracted a tremendous turnout of livestock.
A truly impressive Suffolk shearling ewe took all the accolades at this year’s Armagh Show, held in Gosford Forest Park
The Holstein cow, Priestland 5446 Shot J Rose, won the Supreme Championship Class at this year’s Ballymoney Show
Co. Down dairy farmer Charlie Weir is in the middle of his second year as chairman of Holstein Northern Ireland (NI).
Heather reports from Glencoe, South Australia, where she visits a farm with eight robotic milkers and a 1,700 cow herd using 28 sweeper bulls.
Holstein UK has announced Welshman Bryan Thomas will replace Co. Antrim dairy breeder David Perry as the organisation's next president.
This week Heather reports from a volcanic valley in southern Australia and tracks down Australia's highest classified cow.
This week she reports from Terang, Victoria where she finds out how a mega farming family manages 2,300 cattle.
