Up to 2,000 dairy farmers will gain invaluable insights on the key management challenges with expansion at a Teagasc walk on Greenhills Farm, the farm of Tom and Simon Browne at Knocknagappagh, Killeagh, Co Cork, from 10am to 3pm this Thursday.

A cultural shift towards land rental, good banking arrangements and forward agreements with co-ops will be vital to dairy expansion, farmers heard at the AIB seminar Future Prospects for Irish Agriculture in Silversprings Hotel, Cork.