Cavan dairy farmers David and Kathleen Cassidy have been named overall winners of the 2012 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, known in the industry as the “Sam Maguire of farming”.

Nine dairy farms have been short-listed as finalists for the 2012 National Dairy Council & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. The nine are:

Arrabawn is predicting a milk price of 28cpl this year, a projection likely to see other co-ops rapidly follow its 1.95c March price cut to 32.5c per litre.