AFTER a wet 2009, cows but no rain are on offer next Saturday at the National Dairy Show. The event is completely under cover in the Green Glens Arena at Millstreet, and offers an enjoyable day out for all the family, whatever the weather.

EVERYONE was taken by surprise when the market for dairy products picked itself off the floor 12 months ago, Irish Dairy Board chairman Michael Cronin told those attending the Irish Examiner Farming Forum at the National Dairy Show in Millstreet, Co Cork.