Sheep
Diary date: What's on the agenda at the IGA sheep conference?
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) will host its annual sheep conference in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary,...
Sheep
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) will host its annual sheep conference in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary,...
Grass
Towards the end of 2017, the Irish Grassland Association completed a short member survey asking what events they would most...
Dairy
Established in 2011 by the four west Cork co-ops – Bandon, Barryroe, Drinagh and Lisavaird – Shinagh Dairy Farm is...
Dairy
David Kerr milks a herd of 155 cows under a spring-calving system in Ballyfin, Co. Laois. He’s at the top...
Dairy
The Ging family has been farming in Straboe, Co. Laois, for generations. Now under the stewardship of Bernard Ging, and...
Dairy
This year’s Irish Grassland Association (IGA) Dairy Conference – sponsored by Yara – will address the twin themes of managing...
Dairy
Hailing from a 60ac farm near Rathangan, Co. Wexford – an area synonymous with the Bannow & Rathangan Show –...
Dairy
Cathal Moran took the reins of his family’s 57ha farm in Curraghlane, Skeaghvasteen, Co. Kilkenny in 1997. Prior to this,...
Dairy
Jamie and Lorraine Kealy, a husband-and-wife team, are a shining example of what can be achieved in a relatively short...
Dairy
When conditions allow, dairying is by far the most profitable enterprise Irish farmers can undertake. But is it possible for...
Beef
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) will hold its national beef conference in the Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells, Co. Meath on...
Sheep
Isaac and Elizabeth Crilly, a husband and wife team from Castlederg in Co. Tyrone, are two of the best sheep...
Sheep
Ireland exported an estimated 50,000t of sheep meat valued at €240 million in 2016, with 60% of total exports heading...
Sheep
John Bell farms on the outskirts of Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath, where he runs a sheep-only system on 46ha of...
Dairy
Welsh-based dairy farmer Chris Mossman has overseen major changes to his dairy enterprise since the 1990’s – one of which...
Dairy
The dairy research herd at UCD’s Lyons Estate, consisting of 60 cows, has just completed its first full year of...
Dairy
Sean O’Donnell milks 120 cross-bred cows in Co. Mayo with two straight forward mantras of turning grass into cash and...
Grass
Some farmers are spreading Phosphorous and are getting no visible response in terms of soil index or grass production, according...