500 dairy farming families recognised for efforts in herd health awards

The AHI CellCheck awards will recognise 500 farming families and their co-ops for their efforts in maintaining low somatic cell counts within their herds

From left: AHI chairman, James Lynch; CellCheck programme manager Dr Finola McCoy; agriculture minister Martin Heydon; and chair of FBD Trust Michael Berkery, launching the 2025 CellCheck Awards. Picture: Conor O’Mearain

The annual CellCheck Milking for Quality Awards, coordinated by Animal Health Ireland (AHI), will recognise 500 dairy farm families at the award ceremony on November 27.

The awards, in their 12th year, and sponsored by FBD, recognises Irish dairy farmers and their achievements in herd health, specifically those who have achieved a consistently low somatic cell count (SCC).