Ireland’s dairy sector needs to expand by 31% between 2014 and 2020 in order to meet the 50% expansion target set in the high profile Food Harvest 2020 report.The dairy target has attracted national and international headlines since it was set in the Food Harvest 2020 strategy report launched in July 2010 by then minister for agriculture Brendan Smith. The target has put Ireland to the forefront of discussions about the impact of milk quota abolition.