Proprietorship of land in Ireland has always been a touchy subject and certainly one to avoid in an Irish pub after closing time.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYLoughmore-Castleiney has the highest density of robots in the county and maybe even the country.
Aidan Brennan says a very mixed picture is emerging on the grass scene, as some farms are getting too much rain and others not enough.
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the typical service agreements associated with GEA, DeLaval and Lely robots.
Aidan Brennan reports from the Irish Grassland Association summer dairy tour to Laois, where a discussion took place on the merits of robots over herringbone milking parlours.
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This week, Noel Bardon discusses robotic milking and feeding systems with Lely farm management support adviser Sinead Gallagher.
Whether to build a parlour or put in two robots was a key topic for discussion at the Irish Grassland Association summer dairy tour.
The 50,000th Lely Astronaut automated milking robot has been installed on a Co Antrim dairy farm, replacing an 18-point parlour.