Dairy the subject of open day

TODAY’S Teagasc Moorepark Research Centre open day is aimed at helping dairy farmers who are under pressure to develop systems of production that deliver satisfactory returns in an environment of lower milk prices.

Announcing the Curtin’s Farm Open Day, Dr Pat Dillon, Head of Centre, said “The reform of the CAP, involves a 23% cut in support price for dairy products between 2004 and 2007, with less than 60% compensation by means of a decoupled payment.”

He said this also puts major pressure on dairy processors to find good markets in the EU and eliminate unnecessary costs.