Organisers Dairygold, were delighted with the level of attendance and engagement at last Friday’s dairy seminar in Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy.
Billed as ‘Dairy Farming – A Positive Future’, the 3 hour presentation included addresses by key industry figures: Professor Karina Pierce from UCD; Don Crowley, Teagasc; Martin Kavanagh, Munster Bovine; Pat Laffan, Dairygold; Orlaith Tynan, Dairygold; Zoe Kavanagh, National Dairy Council; Ted Massey (Dept of Agriculture); Ruth Hennessy, Agriculture Work Group representative; Noel Meehan, Teagasc and Ciara Donovan, Dairygold.
Attendees were welcomed by Dairygold chairman, Sean O’Brien and Billy Cronin. Topics covered included: milk quality, market outlook, sustainability, nitrates and water quality. There was a question and answer session following the keynote addresses.
Award winning milk producers, Denis O’Leary, Brendan Walsh and Noel Hurley comprised the farmers’ panel.
TRADE STANDS
Businesses who service or assist the dairy sector manned a variety of trade stands and were joined by representatives from financial institutions, along with other independent operators.
SUCCESSFUL EVENT
There was a large attendance, with most staying for the duration of the seminar, 11am to 2pm. The message from the organisers is that Irish farmers are well placed to meet what’s expected to be increased demand for their products, while being mindful of their responsibilities to farm sustaintably.
