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How to future-proof your milking parlour investments

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the likely future trends in dairy farming and outlines the pitfalls to avoid when improving milking facilities on dairy farms.

DAIRY EQUIPMENT 3 January 2026

How to future-proof your milking parlour investments

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Succession scheme for Kerry suppliers

Succession scheme for Kerry suppliers

NEWS 11 December 2025

Bonus of 2c/l for new entrants with Tirlán

Bonus of 2c/l for new entrants with Tirlán

NEWS 2 October 2025

Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

NEWS 17 September 2025

Regulatory uncertainty putting young people off – Dairy Industry Ireland

Regulatory uncertainty putting young people off – Dairy Industry Ireland

Regulatory uncertainty putting young people off – Dairy Industry Ireland

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High expectations of generational renewal report as Budget 2026 looms

High expectations of generational renewal report as Budget 2026 looms

A report from the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming is overdue – but expected to frame the Minister for Agriculture’s thoughts as budget day approaches.

NEWS 11 March 2025

Farming at crisis point on succession – Macra

Farming at crisis point on succession – Macra

Macra has reiterated calls for a farm succession scheme to safeguard the future of the agriculture sector.

NEWS 11 March 2025

New three-year project to promote generational renewal launched

New three-year project to promote generational renewal launched

The Renewal of Agriculture through Intergenerational Support and Empowerment project is co-funded by the European Union and the Department of Agriculture and will run until April 2027.

NEWS 11 March 2025

Less than 13% of farmers able to progress careers – FRS Co-op

Less than 13% of farmers able to progress careers – FRS Co-op

Head of agriculture at FRS Co-op Neil Keane said that the results of a survey have illustrated some of the challenges and opportunities facing Irish farming.

NEWS 11 March 2025

Mullooly presents reform plan to 'reduce bureaucracy' in farming

Mullooly presents reform plan to 'reduce bureaucracy' in farming

The MEP wrote to European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Christophe Hansen about his family farm reform plan in which he praised his “openness to dialogue".

NEWS 11 March 2025

Dairygold suppliers back down on EGM call

Dairygold suppliers back down on EGM call

Milk price, according to the committee, will be major bone of contention as well as committee membership and the co-op's financial performance.

NEWS 11 March 2025

Tirlán launches €5m TB support programme

Tirlán launches €5m TB support programme

Tirlán CEO Seán Molloy said that there has been an increase nationally in the number of herds affected by TB and the co-op is taking a proactive approach to the challenge.

NEWS 11 March 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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