Paths to a profitable, eco-aware dairy farming

Sustainable milk production is possible with a higher output per cow,  UCD’s Lyons Farm reports

The dairy herd of 57 cows at UCD Lyons Estate research farm is in the top 1% of herds nationally with an EBI of €204 (milk sub-index of €69 and a fertility sub-index of €81 - January 2021, evaluation).

Prof Karina Pierce outlines UCD’s Lyons Farm work developing a sustainable, high-output, grass-based spring milk production system

Karina Pierce, Associate Professor, Dairy Production, UCD.