Moorepark Open Day to focus on increasing milk profit

HOW to make eight cent more per litre of milk will be addressed at the Moorepark 07 Open Day on Thursday, June 21.

New grassland management technology, high EBI genetics, labour efficiency, high milk quality and increased nutrient efficiency will allow dairy farmers to increase scale while at the same time reduce the unit cost of milk production, said Pat Dillon, the head of Teagasc Dairy Production Research Centre, at the launch of the event.

The Open Day will focus on the importance of acquiring and applying new skills and knowledge for more efficient milk production as farmers prepare for the likely phased increase in milk quota from 2009. New blueprints will be revealed for dairy farmers to expand in a non-milk quota scenario.