High SDAS audit scores in Dairygold

Some 1,889 Dairygold milk suppliers, or 64% of the Society’s supplier base, have signed up to become participants in the nationwide scheme, a little under a year since Dairygold began promoting member participation in Bord Bia’s Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme.

And about one in four Dairygold Co-op milk suppliers have already completed the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme farm audit carried out by Bord Bia. These 726 suppliers scored 93% on average, a “very encouraging” result, according to the co-op.

Dairygold offers a 0.1 cent per litre bonus to all of their milk suppliers who pass the audit. The bonus is paid on successful completion of the audit, but is backdated to the date of application to participate in the scheme.