Living with stress of planning
No doubt these farmers can relate to their children, whose Christmas wishes must satisfy Santa’s regulatory clauses before any gifts are delivered. Eventual dairy success will require a fine mix of planning and patience.
Both of these qualities were in evidence at last week’s Teagasc annual dairy conference in Cork. Along with rolling out the new Dairy Manual (see below), the conference featured guest speakers such as Dairygold chief executive Jim Woulfe, Teagasc director Gerry Boyle, James Allen of New Zealand-based agri-business advisors AgFirst, plus experts from Teagasc, animal health companies and banking sector.
