FARM with CLARITY and CONFIDENCE while INCREASING PROFITS

09:00

Registration & Tea/Coffee - (Reception area)

09:30

Welcome & Opening Remarks

To be announced

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

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

Denis Finnegan, Dairy farmer, Lee Valley Farm To be announced

12:35

Student Competition winners presentation

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

To be announced To be announced

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

19:30 Conference Dinner with Guest Speaker – (The Great Island Ballroom A relaxed evening with guest speaker and a room full of potential mentors, partners and high-performing farmers.