Beef
Meath-based firm seeking Friesian bulls over 400kg
A livestock business based in Co. Meath has confirmed to Agriland it is seeking Friesian bulls for a consignment which...
Beef
A livestock business based in Co. Meath has confirmed to Agriland it is seeking Friesian bulls for a consignment which...
Dairy
A top prize of 6,650gns (£6,982.50 or €8,226.61) was achieved at a “cream of the crop” sale held from a...
Dairy Technical
Last Wednesday (May 12) Carnaross Mart hosted Taaffe Auctions’ dairy sale, with the sale being noted as the last opportunity...
Dairy
Brothers Ian and David Lamberton – along with David’s sons Gareth and Paul – operate a thriving dairy business on...
Dairy
Located in Mooreshill, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, the Wicklow Calf Company has grown to be one of the largest calf farms...
Dairy
Pat and Geraldine Ahern run a dairy enterprise on 28ha in Bridepark, Conna, Co. Cork. Over the past four years,...
Dairy
Farming in Moyvoughly, Moate, Co. Westmeath, Joe and Carmel O’Rourke plan to milk a herd of 220 Holstein/British Friesian cows...
Dairy
For generations, the Sherry family has been milking cows on Co. Monaghan’s drumlin hills. Located in Drumhillock, the family’s Nine...
Dairy
Assembled in 2012, Teagasc’s Next Generation Herd was developed to validate the EBI (Economic Breeding Index) and to see would...
National Ploughing Championships
For the first time at the National Ploughing Championships, a new dairy-cross will be on display – incorporating the two...
Dairy
Thousands of people flocked to Co. Cavan for the 76th annual Virginia Show today. Home to the Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy...
Dairy
There has been a slight increase in the quantity of Jersey semen being used on the Irish dairy herd during...
Dairy
Cathal Moran took the reins of his family’s 57ha farm in Curraghlane, Skeaghvasteen, Co. Kilkenny in 1997. Prior to this,...
Beef
The Irish dairy herd has increased significantly since dairy quotas were abolished in April 2015. In the intervening period, dairy...
Dairy
The Irish dairy herd consists of approximately 1.3 million dairy cows – the majority of which are Holstein Friesian. These...
Dairy
Victor Jackson milks a herd of 140 pedigree registered Holstein Friesian cows, alongside his nephew Richard, in Crossnacole, Kiltegan, Co....
Dairy
In-calf heifers reached €6,500 at the Crossnacole sale, held in conjunction with the Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) open day on...
Dairy
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) held its Premier Bull sale in Nenagh Livestock Mart last Thursday. Demand for the...