UCD partners on €2.3m dairy research facility

UCD has partnered with leaders in the agri-food industry to launch the new €2.3m Dairy Research and Education Facility UCD Lyons Research Farm.

Industry partners include Dairymaster, Devenish Nutrition, FBD, Glanbia, Munster Cattle Breeding Group, Progressive Genetics, and the Irish Holstein Friesian Association.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said: “UCD plays a critical role in the Irish agri-food sector and this project builds on a range of innovative programmes already in place.