As revealed by the Dealer last week, LacPatrick Dairies has confirmed the appointment of Dr Paul Crosson as group technical support manager to producers and customers of its 600m-litre milk pool.

From a dairy and beef farm at Shercock, Co Cavan, Crosson has been a beef scientist with Teagasc in Grange for the last 10 years. LacPatrick said he would start his new job in September, with a strong focus on enterprise viability, farm and customer assurance, and the sustainable development of dairying.