Pictured (L-R) are: Dr Edmond Harty, CEO of Dairymaster and Tom Kelly, Head of Manufacturing and Competitiveness Division at Enterprise Ireland 

Dairymaster, the Kerry based globally focused hi-tech dairy manufacturing company, was announced as the winner of the top technology award at the national Agribusiness Awards Tuesday night for its new ground breaking technology, the Swiftflo Commander, known as the “iPad for cows”.

The iPad for dairy cows (the Swiftflo Commander) is the latest innovation from the R&D focused Dairymaster. This device is the new brain of the milking parlour controlling everything to do with milking, feeding and animal health. Using the latest touchpad technology it allows the dairy farmer to control each milking unit and it ensures that the farmer has in one place all the information necessary to most effectively manage the herd. It saves the busy farmer time, money and effort.

Dairymaster CEO Dr Edmond Harty was announced as the inaugural winner of the Agribusiness Leader Award. This national award recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to Ireland’s agribusiness industry. An independent panel of recognised and expert Judges representing Ireland's agribusiness industry chose Dr Harty as the winner of this prestigious award.

To top an already great night Dairymaster was also named the Equipment and Machinery Agribusiness of the Year winner and Dairy Agribusiness of the Year.

Speaking after the awards ceremony Dr Harty said:  “Winning these awards has topped a really superb year for Dairymaster. We continue to grow and add new customers in new markets around the world. We are proud to say that Dairymaster technologies are changing the way dairy farms are operating around the world."

Read more about the Agribusiness Awards here.