About 50% of existing Irish dairy farmers plan to increase milk production by 10-20%, and another 20% plan to increase by 20-50%, said Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle, at the recent National Dairy Conference in Dublin.

There is a bright future for Irish milk producers when quotas are abolished in April 2015. 

Dairy sector stakeholders will gain insights on Ireland’s progress into new overseas markets at the National Dairy Conference next Wednesday in Dublin.

Cheese will be the locomotive for EU dairy performance post-2015, currently accounting for 45% of all EU milk output, said MEP Máiréad McGuinness.