10 ChatGPT Prompts for Irish Farmers — Copy and Paste | FarmAI Ireland

You don't need a course. You don't need to understand how it works. You just need to know what to type.

Go to chat.openai.com. Create a free account if you don't have one — email and password, two minutes. Then copy any of these prompts, paste them in, and edit the bits in brackets to match your farm.

These are tested. They return useful answers on the free tier. Start with the one that looks most relevant to you right now.

Farm admin and paperwork

Prompt 1 — Build a grant application checklist

"I'm an Irish [dairy / beef / sheep / tillage] farmer with approximately [X] hectares. Create a step-by-step checklist of everything I need to prepare before submitting my BISS 2026 application. Include documents to gather, checks to run on agfood.ie, and what to verify with my Teagasc advisor."

What you get back: A practical, structured checklist. Print it. Work through it. Saves the mental overhead of remembering everything yourself.

Prompt 2 — Explain a scheme rule in plain English

"I'm applying for [BISS / ACRES / TAMS] in Ireland. In plain English, explain what the [minimum activity requirement / stocking rate rule / specific condition you're unsure about] means for a farmer in my situation. Keep it short and practical."

What you get back: A clearer explanation than the official documentation. Always verify against gov.ie before acting on it, but it gets you oriented faster.

Prompt 3 — Write a letter to your bank or co-op

"Write a professional but plain letter from an Irish farmer to [AIB Agri / Bank of Ireland / my co-op] requesting [a review of my farm development loan / extended credit terms for input purchases this season]. My farm is [X] hectares of [dairy / beef / sheep / tillage]. Keep it factual and straightforward."

What you get back: A solid first draft. You'll want to personalise it — but the structure and tone are done.

Livestock management

Prompt 4 — Build a 12-month cattle health calendar

"Create a 12-month cattle health calendar for an Irish [suckler / dairy] herd of approximately [X] animals. Include vaccination timing, dosing schedules, scanning, BVD testing, and any regulatory requirements from the Department of Agriculture. Flag where I should confirm specifics with my vet."

What you get back: A month-by-month structure you can adapt. Your vet should review it — but it gives you a starting framework.

Prompt 5 — Write a standard operating procedure for farm staff

"Write a clear, step-by-step standard operating procedure for [calving a cow / dosing cattle / operating the [specific piece of equipment]]. Write it simply enough that a new seasonal worker with no farm experience could follow it safely."

What you get back: A usable SOP in about 30 seconds. Paste it into a Word doc, add your farm-specific details, laminate it, done.

Prompt 6 — Prepare questions for your vet visit

"I'm having a vet visit on my Irish [dairy / suckler / sheep] farm next week. I've had [issue — e.g. three cases of pneumonia in weanlings this month]. Generate a list of questions I should ask my vet to understand the cause, the treatment, and how to prevent it next year."

What you get back: Questions you might not have thought of. Goes into the visit better prepared, gets more value from it.

Machinery and planning

Prompt 7 — Understand a piece of equipment

"Explain in plain English how [variable rate fertiliser spreading / GPS auto-steer / NDVI satellite mapping] works, what it costs approximately in Ireland, and what size or type of farm it typically makes economic sense for."

What you get back: A clear, honest overview. Useful before talking to a dealer so you know what questions to ask and what the numbers should roughly look like.

Prompt 8 — Compare two options

"Compare [Herdwatch vs AgriNet / two fertiliser spreading approaches / two calf feed systems] for an Irish [dairy / beef / sheep] farmer. List the practical pros and cons of each. Be honest about the limitations of both."

What you get back: A structured comparison. Not a substitute for talking to farmers who've used both, but a useful starting framework.

Record keeping and planning

Prompt 9 — Build a simple farm budget template

"Create a simple annual farm budget template for an Irish [dairy / beef / sheep / tillage] farm with [X] hectares and [X animals]. Include the main income lines and the main cost categories. I want to use this in a spreadsheet."

What you get back: A structured template with the right categories for Irish farming — levy payments, contractor costs, Teagasc fees, scheme income. Paste it into Excel and fill in your numbers.

Prompt 10 — Summarise something you read

"I'm going to paste in [a Teagasc advisory notice / a Department of Agriculture circular / an article from the Farmers Journal]. Summarise the key points that are relevant to an Irish [dairy / beef / sheep / tillage] farmer. Highlight anything that requires action before a deadline."

Then paste whatever you want summarised below the prompt.

What you get back: The key points without having to read the whole thing yourself. Particularly useful for long policy documents.

One rule before you go

ChatGPT doesn't know your specific farm, your exact entitlements, or what's changed in Irish scheme rules since it was last trained. Everything it produces is a starting point — for you to verify, adapt, and confirm with your advisor where it matters.

Use it as a tool that drafts and organises. Let your Teagasc advisor, your vet, and your accountant make the calls that need professional judgement.

Your first 10 ChatGPT prompts as an Irish farmer — copy, paste, done