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In pictures: CattleEye crowned winner of 2024 'Dairy Dragons'
Stephen Robb
CattleEye, an AI-powered monitoring solution for dairy herds, secured the highest level of virtual investment at the Dairy Dragons competition during this year’s Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day
16 November 2024 News
Agri jobs: operatives needed on Wexford fruit farm
There is a selection of openings available in the horticulture and dairy sectors in Wexford, Kildare and Cavan.
9 November 2024 News
Agri jobs: 380-cow dairy herd needs farm operative
Going into the winter, there are jobs in the dairy sector available in Co Cork, Co Kildare and Co Meath with deadline for applications fast approaching.
Shrinking cow herds means trouble ahead for factories
Falling cattle numbers in Ireland and Europe means surplus processing capacity
27 October 2024 News
Agri jobs: herd manager needed at 300-cow dairy farm
There are a variety of jobs going in dairy farm enterprises in Louth, Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary.
26 October 2024 News
Agri jobs: dairy farm manager needed in Waterford
There are plenty of openings for farm managers and assistants at dairy enterprises in the Munster region.
19 October 2024 News
Aubrac Society showcases the breed’s benefits
Nevan McKiernan reports from the Irish Aubrac Cattle Society’s open day held on Cathal and William Bannon’s farm in Co Laois.
16 October 2024 Pedigree
Integrated AD on Antrim dairy and chicken farm
Stephen Robb reports on the Fertiliser Association of Ireland's visit to dairy farmer Alastair Taylor in Antrim.
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
EU beef output to fall on back of ‘shrinking’ cattle herds
The tight beef supply continues to support EU beef producer prices and the price of live animals, the European Commission's short-term outlook said.
13 October 2024 News
Opinion: CSO figures a stark indicator of farming's demographic-driven decline
There has been a reduction in suckler cow numbers again this year, which is concerning in itself. Viewed in the wider context of CSO figures, it becomes close to terrifying for farming's future.
12 October 2024 Opinion
Suckler cow numbers drop 47,000 head
CSO data also shows a drop in dairy cow numbers, tighter sheep numbers and a further fall in the cereals area.
9 October 2024 News
National cattle herd over 170,000 head lower on 1 August 2024
The number of dairy and dairy-cross animals was almost 160,000 head lower with dairy cow or replacement heifer numbers falling by 80,000 head and dairy males by a similar figure.
28 September 2024 News