‘Milk recording is a vital component of any successful enterprise’

A dairy farmer’s working day involves countless decision making, said Co Offaly dairy farmer Kevin Heavin, one of the speakers at the recent Teagasc Best Practice in Extension Services conference.

“Without doubt what has been and continues to be the driving force behind most of the farm decisions I make is membership of a progressive local discussion group,” said Mr Heavin.

“Most if not all the technologies I have adopted down through the years have been a result of seeing them successfully implemented by other like minded group members, who were willing to share their honest opinion of their worth,” he said.