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Northern Ireland
Bomaz Kettle tops PLI rankings
Kieran Mailey
There is a new number one ranked Holstein bull in the UK for Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI).
13 November 2024 Feature
Dairy, beef and dual-purpose donkeys
How the Konrad family make mixed farming work in the worlds sixth smallest country.
30 October 2024 Markets
In pictures: super trade for freshly dairy heifers
The monthly dairy sale from Taaffe Auctions at Dungannon Mart saw a superb trade for freshly calved heifers.
Finding a work-life balance in dairying
David Wright reports from the autumn meeting of the Ulster Grassland Society held on the Pollock dairy farm in Tyrone
23 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Slatabogie heifer calves sell to 5,500gns
An on-farm production sale of breeding heifers from Slatabogie Holsteins saw heifer calves top the trade at 5,500 guineas
23 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy calf-to-beef potential - culling the drop-out rate
Irish beef factories face reducing supply of suckler bred calves while male dairy remain a challenge but could be a possible solution
20 October 2024 News
Eedy Doorman Fame retains National Dairy Show title
Nevan Mc Kiernan reports from the AXA National Dairy Show held in Millstreet Co Cork over the weekend.
16 October 2024 Pedigree
Milking 550 cows on rented land in England
Dolphenby Farm is located in the Eden Valley in the north of England.
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Cow tech driving fertility for Legendairy Holsteins
Dairy farmers Dale and Vicki Byers held a farmwalk last week, to demonstrate the role of technology in managing their 150-cow herd.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Launch of the 2024 AXA National Dairy Show
Nevan Mc Kiernan previews this year's AXA National Dairy Show set to take place in Millstreet Co Cork.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Rhapsody hits high note to win Diageo Baileys all-Ireland cow championship
Nevan McKiernan reports from the 2024 Diageo Baileys cow championship at Virginia Show on Wednesday.
22 August 2024 Pedigree
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