Top quality milk drives quality products that are sold internationally under the Ornua Kerrygold brand. \ Philip Doyle
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In this special Focus for the NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, we profile the nine farming families who have been shortlisted in this year’s competition. I can say without fear of contradiction all are fantastic ambassadors for the dairy industry and dairy farming in general.
For each of the nine farms, we detail the combined fat and protein percent for each month of the year, the total volume sold from the farm, the weighted average somatic cell count (SCC) and the total bacteria count (TBC). These results go a long way to explaining the excellent performance, but, of course, judging a competition, we have to take much more into account.
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As judges, we form a view on how the farm looks in terms of cleanliness, how the farmers understand the reasoning behind why they complete various actions and how the farmers react under intense questioning.
It’s not all about fancy new equipment. Some farmers have invested in brilliant new equipment recently, but others are working with equipment installed over 20 to 30 years ago and are still producing excellent results. Once again, I can say you don’t need new equipment to produce top-quality milk. The purpose of this competition is to profile dairy farmers doing a top job, but who also are commercially sustainable.
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In this special Focus for the NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, we profile the nine farming families who have been shortlisted in this year’s competition. I can say without fear of contradiction all are fantastic ambassadors for the dairy industry and dairy farming in general.
For each of the nine farms, we detail the combined fat and protein percent for each month of the year, the total volume sold from the farm, the weighted average somatic cell count (SCC) and the total bacteria count (TBC). These results go a long way to explaining the excellent performance, but, of course, judging a competition, we have to take much more into account.
As judges, we form a view on how the farm looks in terms of cleanliness, how the farmers understand the reasoning behind why they complete various actions and how the farmers react under intense questioning.
It’s not all about fancy new equipment. Some farmers have invested in brilliant new equipment recently, but others are working with equipment installed over 20 to 30 years ago and are still producing excellent results. Once again, I can say you don’t need new equipment to produce top-quality milk. The purpose of this competition is to profile dairy farmers doing a top job, but who also are commercially sustainable.
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