Dairy Farms

Ireland is world renowned for its dairy produce. There are 1.1 million dairy cows in Ireland. 90% of Irish dairy produce is exported and our dairy herd accounts for 6% of all the dairy cows in Europe. Irish dairy cows live in fields all year and have access to fresh green grass every day which helps to account for the excellent quality of our milk.




We have many placements available on farms ranging in size from 50 to 500 cows. Work on these placements include looking after cows and calves and milking. Most dairy farms concentrate mainly on milk production but you may also be asked to do some tractor work and look after other farm animals as well.

Download an Example of a Dairy Farm Placement