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Dairy focus: 'Taking simple steps which make a big difference' in Co. Waterford
Farming at the foothills of the Comeragh Mountains, Kieran Hearne has expanded his dairy farm a lot over the last...
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Dairy focus: Calf rearing to the highest of standards in Co. Cavan
In this week’s dairy focus we traveled to Killinkere, Co. Cavan, to visit Alan Clarke’s dairy farm whose attention to...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
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Dairy focus: Halving the milking time of 450 cows with a 50-bale rotary in Co. Cork
For this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand travelled down to Fermoy, Co. Cork, to visit a 450-cow dairy farm owned by...
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Dairy focus: A 'smooth transition' to once-a-day milking in Co. Galway
Just last year, Eamonn Connaughton – who is farming outside Loughrea, Co. Galway – took a leap of faith when...
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Dairy focus: Swapping black and white for red and white in Co. Cork
Farming just outside Kilworth, Co. Cork, Mike Dunne’s dairy farm is slightly more unusual than most, in the sense that...
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IGA Student Conference: Family-run farm heading for over 400 cows in Co. Kilkenny
The O’Keeffe dairy enterprise located in Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny, is most definitely a family affair – with brothers Matt and...
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Dairy focus: A glimpse of how the other half lives in the Netherlands
In this week’s dairy focus, we will be taking a look inside some of the Dutch dairy farms AgriLand had...
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Dairy focus: Showing 'warts and all' of robotic milking in Co. Waterford
In 2015, Mark Drohan and his father David, along with six other farmers in the same area, decided that they...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
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Dairy focus: 8 farmers and one leased farm in Co. Roscommon
Less than three years ago, eight dairy farmers – from different parts of Ireland – came together to take on...
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Dairy focus: Award-winning farmer shares his secret to success in Co. Kildare
Shane O’Loughlin – who is dairy farming near Oghill, Co. Kildare – was the overall winner of the Large Herd...
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Dairy focus: Importing Fleckviehs...from Austria to Co. Kilkenny
Michael Butler who is farming just outside Kilkenny town has been importing Fleckvieh cattle from Austria for the past two...
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Dairy focus: Thinking outside the box in Co. Kilkenny
Jason Doheny – along with the help of his father Keith – is in the process of converting his whole...
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Dairy focus: Starting from scratch and growing to 257 cows in Co. Westmeath
Robert English and his father Mervyn recently converted to dairy after previously operating a beef and sheep enterprise comprising of...
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Dairy focus: Narrowing in on what is important in Co. Westmeath
Farming just outside Moate, Co. Westmeath, Peter Hamm is a new dairy entrant who, up until 2013, was operating a...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
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Dairy focus: Olympian turned dairy farmer in Co. Waterford
Olympic walker Jamie Costin has swapped the runners for the wellies after returning home and taking over the family dairy...
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Dairy focus: Keeping the British-Friesian breed alive in Co. Kilkenny
The Firoda Herd in Co. Kilkenny has been bred to a high level of excellence through pure dedication to the...
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Dairy focus: Started from the bottom, now they're here in Co. Cork
The Radney Herd based in Co. Cork has undoubtedly made a name for itself for all the right reasons within...
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Dairy focus: From beef farming in Scotland to dairy farming in Co. Westmeath
In the space of just four years, GD and Caroline Young moved to Ireland – from Scotland – purchased a...