Holstein Friesian

Cork show cow makes Irish history with first EX97 score in almost 30 years

The dairy cow Eedy Doorman Fame cemented her name into the history books recently, when she was awarded the exceptional classification score of EX97.

PEDIGREE 15 July 2026

Cork show cow makes Irish history with first EX97 score in almost 30 years

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Watch: dreams come true for Cedarmore

Watch: dreams come true for Cedarmore

PEDIGREE 13 July 2026

Agri jobs: potential for progression to partnership on Cork dairy farm

Agri jobs: potential for progression to partnership on Cork dairy farm

NEWS 11 July 2026

Cedarmore puts on an all-time classic

Cedarmore puts on an all-time classic

Cedarmore puts on an all-time classic

PEDIGREE 9 July 2026

IHFA National Open Day comes to Cork

IHFA National Open Day comes to Cork

IHFA National Open Day comes to Cork

PEDIGREE 25 June 2026

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Baileys cow competition returns to Virginia Show

Baileys cow competition returns to Virginia Show

The prestigious Diageo Baileys cow competition will take place at Virginia Show on Wednesday 19 August 2026.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Winning the supreme beef interbreed champion at the 2026 Royal Highland Show was the Angus bull, Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Captivating finish to Monamore's final chapter

Captivating finish to Monamore's final chapter

Nevan McKiernan reports from the Final Chapter Sale of the Monamore Holstein Friesian Herd in Co Louth, which took place on Wednesday 17 June.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Cork Holstein Friesian Club launches herds competition

Cork Holstein Friesian Club launches herds competition

The annual competition recognises breeding excellence across a range of traits and categories.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Abbott Ann retains her Emerald crown

Abbott Ann retains her Emerald crown

Winning the Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) Emerald Expo for the second year in a row was Coolroehouse Abbott Ann, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Zeus powers his way to €6,600 in Kilmallock

Zeus powers his way to €6,600 in Kilmallock

Topping the recent Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) Premier show and sale in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, was Mountfarna Zeus.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

My Farming Week: Gary Murphy, Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Gary Murphy, Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford

Gary Murphy runs a spring-calving Holstein Friesian dairy farm in Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford.

NEWS 4 March 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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