Shinagh Farm profitable at 2016 milk prices

Shinagh Farm profits will dramatically fall in 2016, but the demonstration dairy farm at Bandon, Co Cork, will still make a profit, despite a substantial fall in milk price.

The key strategies to achieve a profit this year were revealed to farmers at the recent open day at the farm developed at Shinagh Estate in Bandon by the Bandon, Barryroe, Lisavaird, and Drinagh Co-Ops, Carbery Milk Products Ltd, and Teagasc.

The strategies were: