Average Irish dairy farm requires part-time help - but skilled workers are in short supply
The most efficient farm in the 100-cow average size bracket requires an estimated 25 hours per cow, according to Teagasc advisors.
The average dairy farmer needs at least one part-time helper, suggested Teagasc Dairy Specialist Martina Gormley in a recent Teagasc podcast on hours of work per cow and how to reduce labour demands.
She said the average herd in Ireland has 100 cows. “What we’re seeing for the average herd size is the farmer plus two or three part-time people doing some relief milking, three or four milkings a week," she said.
