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January

Spring calving beginsBISS applications openIndoor feeding & housing

February

Lambing season startsSpring planting beginsPeak calving season

March

Turnout to grassSpring barley & oats sowingACRES actions begin

April

Breeding season (dairy AI)Fertiliser & sprayingBISS deadline

May

First cut silageDosing & breedingTAMS applications

June

Second cut silageMid-season breedingNitrates records due

July

Grazing pressure & water planningACRES July action windowsMid-summer herd & fodder checks

August

Winter barley harvestWeaning & scanningReseeding paddocks

September

Spring crop harvestAutumn calving startsPloughing Championships

October

Winter wheat sowingScanning ewesAgri-scheme reviews

November

Housing cattleSoil samplingWinter prep & feeding

December

Indoor feeding seasonLand managementHerd register compliance

About

We explain AI to Irish farmers. That's it.

AI is changing farming. The information about it is either too technical, too hyped, or not written with Irish farms in mind. So we built something that fills that gap.

FarmAI Ireland was built by people with a background in commercial strategy — evaluating what works, what's worth the money, and what's noise. We live in rural Ireland. We're not farmers, but we see the gap every day between what AI can do and what Irish farmers are being told about it.

We read the Teagasc reports, the DAFM publications, the ICBF data, the agtech marketing. We test the tools. Then we translate what's genuinely useful into plain English — and we're honest about what isn't.

Every article cites verifiable Irish sources. Every tool review is editorially independent — nobody pays to get a good write-up. And everything is free, because the information shouldn't cost you anything.

How it works

Irish farming challenge

Grant rules changed. New tech arrived. Farmers are busy.

FarmAI reads everything

Teagasc, gov.ie, ICBF, Bord Bia — all of it.

Filters the noise

What matters for Irish farms. What doesn't.

Plain English for you

Cited, honest, actionable. No hype.

What we are — and what we're not

What we are

  • Ambassadors and enablers for Irish farmers in a period of rapid change
  • Curious — we test tools, share what worked and what didn't
  • Grounded in Teagasc, gov.ie, and verifiable Irish farming data
  • Useful — every piece ends with a clear action you can take

What we're not

  • Not affiliated with Teagasc, DAFM, or any government body
  • Not a product review site paid to recommend tools
  • Not farmers — ambassadors and enablers. There's a difference and we own it
  • Not here to tell you AI will save your farm — that's your call

What's coming next

We're working on a tool that lets you ask farming questions and get answers grounded in Teagasc and DAFM data — not internet guesswork. Think of it as having someone who's read every Teagasc publication sitting beside you while you fill out your ACRES paperwork.

We're also starting to test and review the agtech tools that are arriving in Ireland — GPS collars, AI herd monitoring, precision spraying. Independent reviews, no commercial relationships, honest verdicts. If a tool isn't worth your money, we'll say so.

Got something to say?

Something wrong in an article? A tool we should review? A question worth answering publicly?

Send us a message

Or email directly: hello@farmai.ie