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IHFA celebrates excellence at annual awards night
Nevan McKiernan
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association awards ceremony took place at the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise last Friday.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Milking cows average 3,119gns at Ivy dispersal
David Clarke reports from the dispersal sale of the Ivy herd of pedigree Holstein cattle.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Harmony holds high note in PLI rankings
The top four young Holstein sires in UK are all sired by Denovo 2776 Leeds.
Mountfarna Frankie fires to €10,000 at Holstein Friesian Premier
Nevan McKiernan reports on the Irish Holstein Friesian Association Premier Show and Sale at Kilmallock Mart.
27 March 2025 Pedigree
Irish Holstein Friesian Association and Cows.ie launch innovative campaign
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association and Cows.ie are collaborating to drive a significant initiative aimed at dairy stock breeders for the 2025 breeding season.
5 February 2025 Pedigree
Agri jobs: full-time worker needed at 200-cow Mitchelstown farm
There continues to be positions opening up in the dairy industry with jobs going in Cork and Kerry.
1 February 2025 News
Agri jobs: Pedigree Holstein dairy herd wants farm manager
As the dairy sector begins the calving season, there are positions available in the south of Ireland for farm workers.
25 January 2025 News
Four-month-old dairy heifer calf sells for £31,000
Nevan McKiernan reports from the Sizzler Select online sale of dairy heifers.
7 January 2025 Pedigree
My Farming Week: John Gilsenan, Moynalty, Co Meath
Meath dairy farmer John Gilsenan, who held a Lakeland Dairies farm walk this week, is on this edition of My Farming Week.
11 December 2024 News
Pros outweigh the cons of three-way cross
Thoughts have turned again to breeding of our autumn-calving herd, writes Castlederg dairy farmer, Jessica Pollock
11 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Bomaz Kettle tops PLI rankings
There is a new number one ranked Holstein bull in the UK for Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI).
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy, beef and dual-purpose donkeys
How the Konrad family make mixed farming work in the worlds sixth smallest country.
13 November 2024 Feature