All roads lead to Moorepark on 2 July for the biennial Moorepark Open Day. The event is the go-to place for all the latest in research and development for dairy farmers and has been the staple in dairy farmers’ calendars for decades. This year’s event is at least 12 months in the planning stage. The format is similar to previous years with the first four stands outlining the key messages that Teagasc want farmers to take away from the day. The first board will take stock of where the dairy sector has come from over the last 10 years and outline the vision or blueprint for the next 10 years.
All roads lead to Moorepark on 2 July for the biennial Moorepark Open Day. The event is the go-to place for all the latest in research and development for dairy farmers and has been the staple in dairy farmers’ calendars for decades.
This year’s event is at least 12 months in the planning stage. The format is similar to previous years with the first four stands outlining the key messages that Teagasc want farmers to take away from the day. The first board will take stock of where the dairy sector has come from over the last 10 years and outline the vision or blueprint for the next 10 years.
The second main board will spell out the substantial changes that have taken place in costs of production, particularly since the Ukraine war and will address ways for farmers to get back in control of costs.
This theme is picked up later on the route as it will be discussed during the business of farming forum, which takes place just after the main boards. This forum, which is chaired by myself and Jack Kennedy from the Irish Farmers Journal will discuss growth and cost-cutting opportunities with Irish and New Zealand based dairy farmers while another panel will look at future milk production systems.
The third and fourth main boards will outline the genetics required to accelerate genetic gain and how to get back to growing 15t of grass dry matter per hectare. As before, after the four main boards, attendees are free to peruse the rest of the open day at their leisure. The various themed villages offer farmers a chance to meet with researchers and experts in person and get in depth, first-hand knowledge of their research subject.
The Moorepark Open Day has not just national appeal, but also global appeal with farmers from Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia making the trip to Fermoy to hear the latest dairy farming research from Ireland. It’s an event not to be missed.
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