With fertile soils, a temperate climate and abundant rain water, Ireland has enviable natural advantages for farming the land to produce food, fibre and fuel. Ireland’s climate is particularly suited for the growth of grass, an excellent and inexpensive feed for livestock. This simple comparative advantage is the basis for...

Kerry cattle are one of the oldest breeds in Europe and are native to Ireland. It is considered an endangered breed with only some of the herds left in Ireland, the UK and North America.

They are the first breed of cattle bred solely for their milk, which has smaller fat...

The Connemara Pony is famous for being hardy and sure-footed, and no surprise the breed evolved on the rocky coast of western Ireland, where it had to develop an ability to move quickly across rough terrain. The sometimes harsh Irish weather and unforgiving landscape helped develop a breed that is...