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Irish cattle. Dairy farming, or dairying, is Ireland's most profitable branch of agriculture, with over 18,000 dairy farmers harvesting around 1.55 million dairy cows. The large scale on which Ireland's dairy farming operates is a possibility due to Ireland's temperate maritime climate.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) (Irish: Feirmeoirí Aontaithe na hÉireann) is a national organisation to represent the interests of all sectors of farming in the Republic of Ireland. The IFA is Ireland's largest farming representative organisation and has operated more than 60 years. [citation needed]
The Irish Farmers Journal is the only agricultural publication which operates as a legal Trust. [citation needed] Its ownership structure provides it with the ability to make significant investments in editorial content. [citation needed] An example of this is Tullamore Farm, [4] a model farm designed to test farming practices to improve ...
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The first settlers in Ireland were seafarers who survived largely by fishing, hunting and gathering . This was the extent of the Irish economy for around 3500 years – until 4500BC when farming and pottery making became widespread. Sheep, goats, cattle and cereals were imported from Britain and Europe.
The Irish Agricultural Organisation Society (IAOS) was founded in 1894 by Sir Horace Plunkett, an Anglo-Irish politician with a keen interest in agriculture and rural affairs. [4] He had established a cooperative on his family estate at Dunsany as early as 1878. [ 5 ]
This breed remained the basis for virtually all Irish pig farming until supplanted by new breeds in the 20th century. [9] The Irish word for pig muc is closely linked with the Welsh equivalent mochyn and, further afield, the swine god worshipped by the ancient Continental Gauls Moccus. [10]
Irish Agricultural Organisation Society; Irish Co-operative Organisation Society; Irish Farmers' Association; Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development; Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association; Irish Seed Savers Association