Bright future for milk producers as April sees quotas abolished

There is a bright future for Irish milk producers when quotas are abolished in April 2015. 
Bright future for milk producers as April sees quotas abolished
Thu, 04 Dec, 2014 - 00:00
Liam de Paor

The speaker was a very enthusiastic Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney who opened the National Dairy Conference which was co-hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine along with Teagasc.

Fresh from his successes in China, Mr Coveney spoke with enthusiasm about smart, green, growth.

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