Dairy
Dr John Roche, who originally hails from Co. Kerry, has been appointed as the New Zealand prime minister’s chief science adviser.
The abolition of milk quotas across Europe in 2015 has opened up the door for many Irish farmers to increase cow numbers.
It is impossible to identify a single causative factor for the fall in world dairy prices, but the collapse has occurred as a result of multiple factors.
Dairy farmers must know their costs, particularly during a difficult price period and be prepared to make ‘brutal’ cuts for the benefit of their business.
