Ian McCluggage on the changing structure of dairy

Ian McCluggage, head of the dairy, pigs and poultry development branch at CAFRE, discusses the changing structure of dairy farming and key factors in a profitable future.

Laurence Shalloo explains Ireland’s milk price structure

Dr Laurence Shalloo, principal research officer in animal and grassland research at Teagasc, explains the reasons why Ireland changed to pricing on milk solids.

Michael Haverty on the implications of Brexit for NI dairy

Michael Haverty, senior agricultural economist with the Andersons Centre, discusses the potential implications of Brexit.

Joe Patton on dairy efficiency

Dr Joe Patton, dairy nutrition and production systems specialist at Teagasc, discusses what efficiency looks like in practice.

John Bailey discusses sustainable dairying

Dr John Bailey, head of the agri environment branch within AFBI, discussed sustainable dairy production at the Northern Ireland Dairy Conference in Portadown on Thursday 12 October 2017.

Chris Osborne discusses Northern Ireland’s dairy future

Chris Osborne, who oversees dairy policy for the Ulster Farmers Union, discusses future options for Northern Ireland.

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