Dairy business degree programme to commence at UCD in September

A NEW degree programme in dairy business was launched in University College Dublin (UCD) yesterday and will commence in September.

It was developed by UCD and Teagasc, with guidance from the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), which mooted the idea.

Dr David Beehan, chief inspector in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, who launched the programme, said it came at a time of significant challenges for the dairy sector.