Experts to address Teagasc conference

EXPERTS in dairy goat farming from Ireland and Britain will address a Teagasc conference on the sector in Tullamore, Co Offaly, on Friday.

Dairy goat farming is a growth area with an increasing demand for goats’ milk for cheese, yoghurt and ice cream.

There are about 200 farmers with a dairy goat enterprise in Ireland.

John Matthew, British Goat Society, Louisa Armitage, Givendale Goat Herd in Britain, and William Twisk, a Dutch goat nutritionist will be among the speakers.

Breda Maher, Cooleeney Cheese, Thurles, Owen Brodie, a commercial goat farmer from Westmeath and Gerry Scully, Rural Development Programme Manager, Teagasc, will also address delegates.