Grassland systems: Making it work in America’s midwest

Linda O’Neill meets farmers bringing Irish and New Zealand grazing methods to the US dairy industry

ONLY about 1% of America’s milk is produced from grass. Farmers and investors from Ireland and New Zealand are trying to change that.

To see how they are getting on, I chose Missouri in the American Midwest for my study tour, after receiving a travel bursary from the Farm Apprenticeship Board.