FARM with CLARITY and CONFIDENCE while INCREASING PROFITS
09:00
Registration & Tea/Coffee - (Reception area)
09:30
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Michael Murphy
Session 1 09:35
State of Play & Future Fundamentals How policy, markets and on-farm decisions will shape profitable grass-based dairying over the next decade. Market outlook Policy shifts Practical challenges and opportunities
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Chairperson: John Keane Michael Murphy, International Dairy farmer & co founder of Positive Farmers Dr Brendan Horan. Senior Dairy Systems Researcher, Teagasc Moorepark
Session 2 11:05
Cost Control – Managing for Profitability Real numbers, real examples – where costs creep in and how top farmers stop it. Practical approaches Keeping costs under control Improving efficiency Protecting margins in a volatile environment
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Chairperson: Jack Kennedy Denis Finnegan, Dairy farmer, Lee Valley Farm Diarmuid Brannock, IFAC
12:35
Student Competition winners presentation
Kindly sponsored by MSD Animal Health
12:45
Lunch (The Brasserie)
Session 3 14:00
Herd Wastage, the hidden leak in our milk tanks Exploring how silent losses in herd health are draining profitability from otherwise high-performing herds. Cell count Lameness Longevity
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Kindly sponsored by Munster Bovine Chairperson: Gillian O’Sullivan Dr. Doreen Corridan CEO at National Cattle Breeding Centre Mella Briscoe Dairy farming in Co Galway
15:30
Tea/Coffee (Reception area)
Session 4 16:00
Lessons from the ground up Inspirational farmer stories – honest journeys of Setbacks Innovation Personal growth Profitability
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19:30 Conference Dinner – The Great Island Ballroom A relaxed evening with guest speaker and a room full of potential mentors, partners and high-performing farmers.
Chairperson: Niall Murphy Cathal McAleer Share milking in Co. Kilkenny Peter Farrell & Ciara Lynch Dairy farming in Co. Meath
Kindly sponsored by IFAC