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Perfect work-life balance for Westmeath father and son using robots

Twelve years on from starting out with one robot and 45 cows, Micháel and Kevin Fagan have made huge strides. Daire Cregg reports on how a focus on grass and compact calving has underpinned success.

MANAGEMENT 28 August 2026

Perfect work-life balance for Westmeath father and son using robots

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Tillage Podcast: seed production in the US and robot 'dogs' to walk crops

Tillage Podcast: seed production in the US and robot 'dogs' to walk crops

NEWS 20 August 2026

Robots make their way west

Robots make their way west

DEALER 5 August 2026

Tech can increase yields and margin – Agrii

Tech can increase yields and margin – Agrii

Tech can increase yields and margin – Agrii

CROPS 5 August 2026

Funding boost for British farmers to install farming robots

Funding boost for British farmers to install farming robots

Funding boost for British farmers to install farming robots

NEWS 4 August 2026

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Weeding robots among specialist machinery used in new Teagasc project

Weeding robots among specialist machinery used in new Teagasc project

A collaboration between Teagasc, growers and industry is evaluating mechanical weeding technologies, machinery sharing and collaborative production systems for organic tillage and vegetable farms.

NEWS 10 October 2025

Liquid feeds to cows can fill sugar gap

Liquid feeds to cows can fill sugar gap

Experts at the “Sugar in the Rumen” conference highlighted how liquid feeds can close the sugar gap in NI herds.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 October 2025

How to future-proof your milking parlour investments

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 10 October 2025

A visit to the DeLaval headquarters in Sweden

A visit to the DeLaval headquarters in Sweden

Daire Cregg reports from the DeLaval headquarters in Tumba, Sweden, where technology is the name of the game.

MILK QUALITY 10 October 2025

New Holland aims to address labour issues with R4 robots

New Holland aims to address labour issues with R4 robots

At Agritechnica, New Holland presented a new robot series designed to address labour shortages within vineyard, orchard and with speciality crop sectors, suited for jobs such as spraying and mowing.

NEWS 10 October 2025

Farmer Writes: summer 2025 the most difficult of my career

Farmer Writes: summer 2025 the most difficult of my career

Initially the rains were horrendous - short-lived thunderstorms with a phenomenal amount of rain in a short space of time.

FARMER WRITES 10 October 2025

A look inside the DeLaval Swedish headquarters

A look inside the DeLaval Swedish headquarters

Daire Cregg reflects on his recent trip to the DeLaval headquarters in Tumba, Sweden.

NEWS 10 October 2025

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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