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Farmer Writes: land ownership has been a touchy subject
Gerald Potterton
Proprietorship of land in Ireland has always been a touchy subject and certainly one to avoid in an Irish pub after closing time.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Finding NI farming’s place in Europe
An event focussed on NI farming was held in Brussels last week. Peter McCann reports
13 November 2024 Dairy Day
USA: Still the land of opportunity?
Aidan Brennan reports from Michigan in the United States where he meets first generation farmers Paul and Brittany Windemuller.
Robots of Loughmore-Castleiney
Loughmore-Castleiney has the highest density of robots in the county and maybe even the country.
23 October 2024 Dealer
Dairy Management: grass growth and robot costs
Aidan Brennan says a very mixed picture is emerging on the grass scene, as some farms are getting too much rain and others not enough.
14 August 2024 Management
Robot wars: what can farmers expect to pay for service costs?
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the typical service agreements associated with GEA, DeLaval and Lely robots.
7 August 2024 Management
To robot or not to robot in Laois
Aidan Brennan reports from the Irish Grassland Association summer dairy tour to Laois, where a discussion took place on the merits of robots over herringbone milking parlours.
5 August 2024 Dairy Equipment
Young Stock Podcast: are milking robots the future?
This week, Noel Bardon discusses robotic milking and feeding systems with Lely farm management support adviser Sinead Gallagher.
29 July 2024 Podcast
Laois farmers host Irish Grassland Association walk
Whether to build a parlour or put in two robots was a key topic for discussion at the Irish Grassland Association summer dairy tour.
9 July 2024 News
50,000th Lely robot installed on Antrim farm
The 50,000th Lely Astronaut automated milking robot has been installed on a Co Antrim dairy farm, replacing an 18-point parlour.
3 July 2024 Northern Ireland