The latest data from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) shows that 1,148,854 cow have being milk recorded so far ...

There seems to be an awful lot of naval gazing going on within Irish dairy circles about the prospects for the sector ...

DISAPPOINTMENT has been expressed after a suspected case of bluetongue was flagged in a second herd in Co Down. Northern ...

With 96 cubicles, a robot scraper and back scratching brushes for cows and calves, she admits the only thing she’s missing at this stage “is a robot milking cows in the corner”.

The National Cattle Breeding Centre (NCBC), an animal genetics company based in Kildare, plans to invest €15 million in ...

Prices in 2025 were 6% higher than 2024’s record levels, driven largely by a dramatic fall in slaughter numbers. However, ...

How you feed cows during their dry period will stimulate good appetite post calving and will really pay off in the next ...

No tractor, no farm machinery, no sheds, no dehorning and unassisted calvings – that’s the way Gráinne Hurley and her husband John Maher run their farm in the Slieve Felims of North Co Tipperary, ...

Dairy farmers in the UK and Ireland are taking remedial action in a bid to save costs as the price of milk paid by processors continues to fall. The imminent concern is that the ...

On a windswept Irish farm, high-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlour's roof, as a country famed for its lush green pastures tries to reduce its ...

Gardaí have recovered 18 cattle worth €30,000 taken in a raid by cattle rustlers from a remote farm in west Cork in November.