Dairygold urged to give members more time to increase shareholding

Giving members more time in which to increase their shareholding in line with their output would alleviate one core issue with Dairygold Co-op’s contentious new Milk Supply Agreement (MSA), says one milk supplier.

Ballingeary-based dairy farmer Sean O’Sullivan is not expanding, and has already signed and returned his MSA. He was very definitely in the minority at a heated four-hour meeting attended by 1,098 people in Mallow GAA complex on Wednesday night.

Opponents to the MSA hosted the meeting to allow suppliers seek legal advice from Tipperary-based solicitor Oliver Ryan-Purcell on the MSA document, the accompanying terms and conditions, and the new Clarification document which the Co-op issued in advance of the meeting.