The Irish AgriTech Landscape
Every tool an Irish farmer needs — in one place
75 tools, sources, and organisations across 9 categories. 53 Irish. 14 reviewed by us. No affiliate links — just honest curation.
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Herd & Breeding
16Manage, monitor, and breed your animals
ICBF HerdPlus
Breeding data, EBI reports, and herd performance from Ireland's cattle breeding authority.
Free for registered herds
HerdWatch
Farm management app — tagging, dosing, movements, ICBF sync.
Free tier / from €149/yr
Moocall
Calving sensors and heat detection. Tail-mounted, Irish-made, local support.
Hardware + subscription
CattleEye
AI body condition scoring and lameness detection from camera footage.
Contact for pricing
SenseHub (MSD)
Ear tag monitoring — activity, rumination, health, and heat alerts.
Hardware + subscription
Allflex
Animal identification and monitoring hardware. Parent company of SenseHub.
Hardware
Digitanimal
GPS livestock tracking collars — location, geofencing, activity.
Hardware + subscription
Ceres Tag
GPS smart ear tags with satellite connectivity. Australian, available in EU.
Hardware + subscription
Kamar
Heat detection aids — adhesive patches that change colour on mounting.
Consumable
Halter
Virtual fencing collars — GPS-driven herd management, no physical fences needed.
Hardware + subscription
Sheep Ireland
€uroStar evaluations, LambPlus recording, and RamSearch for sheep genetics.
Free
IHFA
Irish Holstein Friesian Association — herdbook, classification, linear scoring.
Membership
Animal Health Ireland
BVD eradication, CellCheck milk quality, Johne's disease control.
Free
Kingswood Computing
Dairy and beef herd management plus farm accounting. Serving Irish farms since 1987.
Paid subscription
FarmFlo
Sheep and cattle management — scanning records, breeding data, field records.
From €99/yr
Grassland & Crops
9Grass measurement, nutrients, and crop management
PastureBase Ireland
National grassland database — grass measurement, growth predictions. Teagasc-backed.
Free
Grasshopper
Ultrasonic plate meter with GPS — live grass wedges and paddock cover maps. Developed with Teagasc Moorepark.
~€900 hardware (no subscription)
Teagasc NMP Online
Nutrient management planner — fertiliser plans, liming, slurry allocation from your soil tests.
Free (via advisor)
EOS Crop Monitoring
Satellite-based crop monitoring — NDVI maps, vegetation indices, field analytics.
Free tier / paid plans
Sentinel Hub
Copernicus satellite data platform — process and visualise EU Earth observation imagery.
Free tier / paid plans
Teagasc Grass10
Grassland management programme — grow more grass, extend the grazing season.
Free
John Deere Operations Centre
Precision ag data platform — field maps, variable rate application, machine data.
Free (with equipment)
Trimble
GPS guidance, auto-steer, and precision agriculture hardware.
Hardware
Dairymaster
Irish-manufactured milking tech — parlours, cooling, feeding, cow ID. Kerry-based.
Hardware + installation
Schemes & Government
9Applications, payments, and official portals
DAFM
Department of Agriculture — schemes, policy, regulations, and farm payments.
Free
AgFood Portal
DAFM online portal — scheme applications, nitrates, N&P statements, animal movements.
Free
Bord Bia
Food board — quality assurance, market data, Origin Green sustainability programme.
Free
Revenue.ie
Tax guidance — farm tax reliefs, stock relief, VAT on farming, income averaging.
Free
Citizens Information
Public info on rights and entitlements — farm supports, social welfare, tax.
Free
Enterprise Ireland
Business supports — Competitive Start Fund for agri-tech, innovation grants.
Free
DAERA
Northern Ireland Dept of Agriculture — farm census, weekly price reports, cross-border schemes.
Free
Co-ops & Processors
8Who buys your milk, beef, and grain
Tirlán
Major co-op. Nurture Fund (€10M agri-tech seed fund). Tech-forward.
Membership
Dairygold
Major co-op — Grassroots sustainability bonus, milk and grain processing.
Membership
Lakeland Dairies
Cross-border co-op (ROI + NI) — 3,200 farm families.
Membership
Kerry Group
Global dairy and food ingredients — one of Ireland's largest food companies.
Membership
Glanbia
Large co-op — milk pricing, sustainability reports, performance nutrition.
Membership
Carbery Group
West Cork co-ops — FutureProof sustainability programme, dairy and ingredients.
Membership
Aurivo
FutureMilk sustainability bonus. Also operates in Northern Ireland.
Membership
LMC
Livestock and Meat Commission NI — weekly deadweight prices, cross-border comparisons.
Free
Weather & Environment
6Forecasts, emissions, and sustainability programmes
Met Éireann
National weather service — forecasts, agri-weather bulletin, free JSON API.
Free
EPA Ireland
Environmental Protection Agency — GHG emissions, water quality, environmental monitoring.
Free
CoolFarmTool
Carbon footprint calculator for farms — measure and reduce your emissions.
Free
Copernicus
EU Earth observation — satellite imagery, NDVI, land and climate monitoring.
Free
Teagasc Signpost Programme
Climate and sustainability advisory — reducing emissions while maintaining output.
Free
Advisory & Research
10Teagasc, universities, and independent research
Teagasc
Ireland's agriculture and food development authority — advisors, research, farm walks.
Free / advisory fees
UCD Agriculture
University College Dublin — agriculture and food science research.
Free (research)
IJAFR
Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research — peer-reviewed, fully open access.
Free
CAFRE
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise — NI farm benchmarking and training.
Free / course fees
AgriSearch
GrassCheck weekly monitoring from 35 NI farms — real-time grass growth data.
Free
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority — animal health, pesticide data, risk assessments.
Free
VistaMilk
SFI-funded dairy digital innovation centre — Teagasc and UCD partnership at Moorepark.
Free (research)
Alltech Ireland
Animal nutrition and agri innovation — Dunboyne HQ, global reach.
Products + advisory
Farming Organisations
5Who represents you — unions, associations, young farmers
IFA
Irish Farmers' Association — ~72,000 members. Policy, lobbying, member services.
Membership
ICMSA
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association — dairy-focused, ~18,000 members.
Membership
Macra na Feirme
Young farmers — Land Mobility Service, events, training, and social.
Membership
UFU
Ulster Farmers' Union — NI farming policy, lobbying, and member support.
Membership
AI Assistants
3General-purpose AI for drafting, research, and admin
ChatGPT
General-purpose AI assistant — drafting, brainstorming, admin prep.
Free (Plus €20/mo)
Claude
AI assistant — strong on long documents, policies, and measured answers.
Free (Pro €20/mo)
Google Gemini
AI with live web search — good for current information and quick lookups.
Free
News & Open Data
9Agricultural media and public datasets
Agriland
Ireland's largest ag digital audience — ~1M monthly. Free, ad-funded news.
Free
Irish Farmers Journal
Ireland's most authoritative farming publication. Paywalled.
Subscription
Eurostat Agriculture
EU agricultural statistics — Ireland-specific breakdowns. REST API, updated twice daily.
Free
EU Agri-food Data Portal
FADN farm economics, CAP indicators, and market data. API + dashboards.
Free
EU CAP Portal
Common Agricultural Policy — reform documents, strategic plans, payment data.
Free
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