Teagasc open day set to target tillage farmers converting to dairy

TILLAGE farmers converting to dairy will be among those attending today’s Teagasc open day on the Greenfield Dairy Farm, Dunbell, Clara, Co Kilkenny.

Analysts predict that strong milk prices and the end of the quota era in 2015 will inspire a significant swing towards dairy farming over the coming years. With this in mind, farm advisory service Teagasc is likely to host further events such as today’s open day in Kilkenny.

Head of Teagasc’s Animal Production and Grassland programme, Dr Pat Dillon said: “With the abolition of milk quotas in April 2015, many Irish farmers are looking to expand their existing dairy operations or develop a new milking business from a green field.