News and Insights

When it comes to our herds, our cows spend most of the year outside grazing on acres of rich and plentiful grass. Due to our temperate climate with abundant rainfall, in winter they move inside and enjoy a diet of grass ensiled from the fields during summer.

Our teams are continuously assessing the latest technologies and processes to ensure our facilities become ever more efficient and achieve our vision for sustainability.

Tirlán has a long heritage in grains as the country’s largest buyer and user of Irish grains. Due to our strong investment in a state-of-the-art milling facility, we have positioned ourselves as a sought-after gluten-free oats provider which has delivered strong premium contracts for our farmers.

GAIN Equine Nutrition from Glanbia Ireland is proud to be partners for the inaugural Saudi Cup 2020. The event offers a staggering prize fund of $29.2 million (€26.7 million).

Avonmore have created a fresh gluten-free porridge that is 100% natural. It combines the very best gluten-free Irish oats with the goodness of Avonmore fresh Irish milk.

The innovative ‘Twenty20 Beef Club’ was established to sustainably produce and market Irish heifer and steer beef.

We have joined forces with key partners to undertake research and to help encourage the hardworking farming community to prioritise their wellbeing.

We are proud to be associated with the creation of a new programme to provide one-to-one on-farm assessments to focus on water quality.

Our CountryLife Garden Centre network donates flowering perennials and wildflower seeds to dozens of tidy towns’ committees and communities to help protect species at risk of extinction.

Our Open Source Future Farm programme, run with state advisory body Teagasc, seeks to harness advancements in technology and farm practices to support farmers to make changes for a more profitable and sustainable future.

Milk production in Ireland has grown in recent years, both as a result of the removal of milk production quotas in the EU in 2015, and the increasing demand for whey protein globally.

We understand the importance of promoting soil health and biodiversity on farms. These yield strong benefits in terms of the ecosystems on farm and optimising animal and plant performance.