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Ireland’s Brainiest Bovine

Dan Hanley in Kildorrery nominates 1255 from his Holstein Friesian herd who has mastered pulling the hopper cord to feed herself and her herd mates.

Countrywide Full Episode 14/02/2026

Countrywide Full Episode 14/02/2026

Powdered Milk

Only 10% of Irish milk is sold in Ireland. The rest is sold mostly as powdered milk in three quarters of the countries around the world. Suzanne Campbell reports on how that ingredient is used in everything from dry roasted peanuts to shampoo.

Milk Price Collapse

A drop in the price of milk in the international markets threatens to cut average dairy farm incomes by €70,000 this year. Dairy Farmers Aoife Ladd, Liam Walshe and Dan Hanley. Paul Smyth from the ICMSA.

Cork Butter Museum

Regan Hutchins pays a visit to the museum that explores Irish history through a dairy lens.