The Graze Journal

Field notes for smarter Irish farms

Practical guides, product updates and hard-won insights to help Irish farmers monitor their livestock, protect herd health and make confident calls all season long.

What is Graze Technologies?

Graze Technologies is an early-stage Irish agri-tech business exploring how livestock monitoring and tracking technology can give farmers better visibility across their herds, ...

July 18, 2026

How to Track Cattle Across Outfarms and Fragmented Land

Tracking cattle across outfarms and fragmented land is a real challenge for many Irish farmers. Animals may be spread across rented ground, hill fields, rough grazing, distant ...

July 13, 2026

Smart Collars vs Smart Ear Tags for Cattle on Irish Farms

Ear tags for cattle are already a familiar part of livestock management. Farmers use them for identification, records and traceability. But as livestock monitoring technology ...

July 13, 2026

Virtual Fencing for Cattle in Ireland: How It Works and When It Makes Sense

Virtual fencing for cattle is attracting more interest in Ireland because it promises a simple idea: control where animals graze without relying only on physical fences. For ...

July 12, 2026

Cattle Collars in Ireland: Costs, Benefits & Whether They're Worth It

GPS cattle collars can help Irish farmers improve herd visibility, reduce time spent searching for cattle and make daily checks more targeted. But whether they are worth the cost ...

July 12, 2026

What Are the Early Behavioural Signs of Lameness in Cattle?

Lameness does not always begin with an obvious limp. In the early stages, a cow may simply walk more slowly, take shorter steps, spend longer lying down or begin falling behind ...

July 11, 2026

How Can You Tell If Cattle Are Experiencing Heat Stress?

Heat stress is not only a concern in countries with extremely hot summers. Cattle in Ireland can also struggle during warm, humid weather, particularly when temperatures rise ...

July 10, 2026

A Guide to Ireland’s Native Cattle Breeds

Ireland’s native cattle breeds are living links to the country’s farming history. Smaller, hardy and often instantly recognisable, these breeds were shaped by generations of ...

July 10, 2026

The Most Interesting Farm Diversification Ideas in Ireland

Farm diversification can take many forms, from opening a small farm shop to producing renewable energy, welcoming overnight guests or turning an unused building into a new rural ...

July 10, 2026

Why More Farmers Are Selling Direct to Customers

From farm shops and meat boxes to milk vending machines and weekend markets, more farmers are finding ways to sell food directly to the people who eat it. For customers, buying ...

July 10, 2026

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