Dairy
It is estimated that there could be up to 17,000 dairy farms in 2027, with the national herd size to increase to 1.65 million cows.
Environment
Emission reduction through animal breeding has been earmarked under the national climate roadmap for agriculture, entitled 'Ag Climatise'.
A national climate and air roadmap for the agriculture sector has been launched by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
