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The Positive Farmers present Europe’s Premier Dairy Farming Conference each year. An
opportunity to network with high-performing and focused dairy farmers and industry leaders.
The event provides a unique opportunity to grow your business and improves your awareness of
what matters to you and your family. This opportunity is available at Positive Farmers events,
where positivity and interaction are vibrant and enjoyable.
Important questions get asked and answered.
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Excellent speakers
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Evidence-based research
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New advancements in the dairy industry are hallmarks of this conference.
2025 POSITIVE FARMERS DAIRY CONFERENCE
15th and 16th January, 2025
Radisson Blu Hotel, Little island Cork.
Phone: 353 87 6457987
Email: info@positivefarmers.ie
FARM with CLARITY and CONFIDENCE
while INCREASING PROFITS
Better Farming - Better Business - Better Lifestyle
Web: www.positivefarmers.ie - Phone: 353 87 6457987 - Email: info@positivefarmers.ie
DAY 1 WEDNESDAY 10th JANUARY 2024
DAY 1 WEDNESDAY 10th JANUARY 2024
Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Co-course
Leader of MA in Advanced Facilitation
Skills for Health and Well Being, SETU
DAY 1
Wednesday - 15th January 2025
09:00 - 09:40
Registration, Refreshments & Networking
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Session 1 A
09:45 - 10:35
Big Picture – Industry Overview Session
Future trends in dairy markets – importance of grass fed
Challenges and opportunities – what we need to focus on
•
International insights plus key aspect to profitable, happy farming
•
Why I’m staking my future in farming
Chairperson: Kevin Twomey
Michael Murphy
Irish & international
farmer and i
nvestor, co-
founder of the Positive Farmers
George Browne
2023 National Milk Records Royal Ass of
British Dairy Farmers Gold Cup winner
Session 2 A
10:35 - 12:15
Farm Systems
Focus on margin not output- back to basics
Stocking rate, feed systems, grass growth trends etc. system targets
•
How to work it out?
•
Challenge preconceptions
•
Calving date impact
Chairperson: Gillian O’Sullivan
Paidi Kelly
Director TeamAg Advisory, farming in
partnership & Positive Farmers team
member, Formerly Teagasc.
Dr. Laurence Shalloo??????
Head of the Animal & Grassland Research,
Moorepark.
Dr. Brendan Horan??????
Principal Research Officer - Grassland
Science, Teagasc. Moorepark.
12:15 - 13:25
Lunch and Networking
Session 3 A
13:25 - 15:00
How Can We Get Back to 15tDM/ha?
Review N use, tonnage grown, impact on feed system
•
Clover – has it still a role to play?
•
What are best farmers doing?
•
Lessons from two challenging years
Chairperson: Deirdre Hennessy
Fergal Coughlan
Farm manager, Clonakilty Agricultural
College
John Maher
Teagasc, Moorepark.
Specialist - Grass 10 Manager
15:00 - 15:30
Refreshment Break & Networking
Session 4 A
15:30 - 17:00
Progressing in Partnerships
Chairperson: Niall or Paidi
Aine O Connell & Vinnie Griffith
Dairy farming in Claremorris, Co Mayo
Rhidian Glyn
A new entrant farmer from Wales
19:30 - ……….
CONFERENCE GALA NETWORKING DINNER
Embrace Profitable, Labour Efficient,
Milk Production at our Industry Leading Dairy
Event
BONUS MASTERCLASS OPPORTUNITY (limited availability)
A choice of 3 Limited to two workshop each.
and Unlock your Future
Farming Potential
DAY 2
Thursday - 16th January 2025
09:30 - 10:00
Registration, Refreshments & Networking
Workshops
10:00 - 11:00
OPTION 1 - Budget for 2025
•
Banking insights cash-flow, loan structure, etc.
•
Template/ Budgeting/ Keeping it update
OPTION 2 - Land prices
•
What factors are affecting supply/demand?
•
Taxation? Is there a crash coming?
OPTION 3 -
Chairperson: John McNamara
Padraig French
Head of Livestock Systems Department
& Dairy Enterprise Leader, Teagasc.
Jim Curran
Dairy Farmer, Co. Waterford
11:00 - 11:30
Refreshments & Networking
Workshops
11:30 - 12:30
OPTION 1 - Budget for 2025
•
Banking insights cash-flow, loan structure, etc.
•
Template/ Budgeting/ Cashminder Keeping it update
OPTION 2 - Land prices
•
What factors are affecting supply/demand?
•
Taxation? Is there a crash coming?
OPTION 3 -
12:30 - 13:45
Lunch and Networking
Session 3 B
13:45 - 14:45
LESSONS FOR LIFE
This session will explore the important topic of
Chairperson: Gillian O’Sullivan
Nollaig Heffernan
Independent Management Consultant
specialising in Leadership and
Organisational Psychology.
Roger Adams
Certified strength and conditioning
coach with the IRFU, a competitive
Masters Class body builder and a life
long Martial Artist.
Dessie Fitzgerald
Dairy farmer, hurler, coach
14:45 - 15:00
Comfort Break
Session 4 B
15:00 - 16:00
Panel discussion on key issues facing the sector and overview of important
elements of the Conference
Chairperson:
16:50 - 17:00
Conclusion & Conference close
FARM with CLARITY and CONFIDENCE
while INCREASING PROFITS
Refreshments & Networking
11:00 - 11:30
2025 POSITIVE FARMERS CONFERENCE
Thursday 11th January
DAY 1 WEDNESDAY 10th JANUARY 2024
DAY 1
Wednesday - 15th January
09:00 - 09:40
Registration, Refreshments & Networking
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Session 1 A
09:45 - 10:35
Big Picture – Industry Overview Session
Future trends in dairy markets, Importance of grass
fed. Challenges and opportunities – what we need
to focus on
•
International insights plus key aspect to
profitable, happy farming
•
Why I’m staking my future in farming
Chairperson: Kevin
Twomey
Michael Murphy
Irish & international
farmer
and i
nvestor, co-founder of
the Positive Farmers
George Browne
2023 National Milk Records
Royal Ass of British Dairy
Farmers Gold Cup winner
Session 2 A
10:35 - 12:15
Farm Systems
Focus on margin not output- back to basics
Stocking rate, feed systems, grass growth trends
etc. system targets
•
How to work it out?
•
Challenge preconceptions
•
Calving date impact
Chairperson: Gillian
O’Sullivan
Paidi Kelly
Director TeamAg Advisory,
farming in partnership &
Positive Farmers team
member, Formerly Teagasc.
Dr. Laurence Shalloo?
Head of the Animal &
Grassland Research,
Moorepark.
Dr. Brendan Horan?
Principal Research Officer -
Grassland Science, Teagasc.
Moorepark.
12:15 - 13:25
Lunch and Networking
Session 3 A
13:25 - 15:00
How Can We Get Back to 15tDM/ha?
Review N use, tonnage grown, impact on feed
system
•
Clover – has it still a role to play?
•
What are best farmers doing?
•
Lessons from two challenging years
Chairperson: Deirdre
Hennessy
Fergal Coughlan
Farm manager, Clonakilty
Agricultural College
John Maher
Teagasc, Moorepark.
Specialist - Grass 10
Manager
15:00 - 15:30
Refreshment Break & Networking
Session 4 A
15:30 - 17:00
Progressing in Partnerships
Chairperson: Niall or
Paidi
Aine O Connell & Vinnie
Griffith
Dairy farming in
Claremorris, Co Mayo
Rhidian Glyn
A new entrant farmer from
Wales
19:30 - ……….
CONFERENCE GALA NETWORKING DINNER
Embrace Profitable, Labour Efficient,
Milk Production at our Industry Leading Dairy
Event
BONUS MASTERCLASS OPPORTUNITY (limited availability)
A choice of 3 Limited to two workshop each.
Better Farming - Better Business - Better Lifestyle
Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Co-course
Leader of MA in Advanced Facilitation
Skills for Health and Well Being, SETU
DAY 2
Thursday - 16th January
09:30 - 10:00
Registration, Refreshments & Networking
Workshops
10:00 - 11:00
OPTION 1 - Budget for 2025
•
Banking insights cash-flow, loan structure, etc.
•
Template/ Budgeting/ Keeping it update
OPTION 2 - Land prices
•
What factors are affecting supply/demand?
•
Taxation? Is there a crash coming?
OPTION 3 -
11:00 - 11:30
Refreshment Break & Networking
Workshops
11:30 - 12:30
OPTION 1 - Budget for 2025
•
Banking insights cash-flow, loan structure, etc.
•
Template/ Budgeting/ Keeping it update
OPTION 2 - Land prices
•
What factors are affecting supply/demand?
•
Taxation? Is there a crash coming?
OPTION 3 -
12:30 - 13:45
Lunch and Networking
Session 3 B
13:45 - 14:45
Lessons For Life
This session will explore the important topic of
Chairperson: Gillian
O’Sullivan
Nollaig Heffernan
Independent
Management Consultant
specialising in
Leadership and
Organisational
Psychology.
Roger Adams
Certified strength and
conditioning coach with
the IRFU, a competitive
Masters Class body
builder and a life long
Martial Artist.
Dessie Fitzgerald
Dairy farmer, hurler,
coach
14:45 - 15:00
Comfort Break
Session 4 B
15:00 - 16:00
Panel discussion on key issues facing the
sector and overview of important elements
of the Conference
Chairperson:
16:50 - 17:00
Conclusion & Conference close
2025 POSITIVE FARMERS CONFERENCE
PROTECTING YOUR PROFITS
IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Discussion Group, Teagasc & Student discounts available.
