Joe Sheehy: Dairy farms still under pressure to deal with rising costs

Relative to milk prices, most costs on dairy farms have risen rapidly in recent years.

While milk prices were good, dairy farmers were able to cope with these price rises, but after poor milk prices in 2016 (but with realistic hopes of improved milk prices in 2017), most dairy farmers will be under pressure to deal with rising costs.

Unfortunately, cutting costs on most farms is not straightforward.