National Dairy Show Programme

 

FRI, 21st Oct

 

2.30 – 4.00 

Industry Focus

 

2.30

Opening Address

2.35 – 3.20 The Big Emissions Discussion – 25% targets and the way forward for dairy

Chair- Ivan Yates

Speakers: 

• Pat McCormack, President ICMSA,
• Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers’ Association
• Billy Kelleher, MEP for Ireland South

 

3.20 – 3.50 Organic Dairy Farming – Is it a realistic option?

Chair – Ivan Yates

Speakers:

• Conor Mulhall, The Little Milk Company
• Jack Nolan, Senior Inspector DAFM

 

 

4.00 – 6.30 

Innovation Awards

 

4.00 – 4.45 Engineering section presentations

4.45 – 5.30 Scientific section presentations

5.30 – 6.30 Technology section presentations

 

6.30 – 9.00 

General Evening Program

 

6.30 – 6.55 Economic sustainability of Dairy Beef

Chair- Ivan Yates

• Eoin Moriarty, Dairy Beef farmer, Co.Kerry
• Paul Nolan, Group Development Manager, Dawn Meats

6.55 – 7.10 Making sure your dairy business is properly insured

• Tom McCarthy, AXA Farm Insurance

7.10 – 7.40 The changing sward – the future of grazing in Ireland

Chair- Ivan Yates

Speakers:

• Dr Thomas Moloney, Product and Technical Manager, DLF
• Tommy Heffernan, ‘Tommy The Vet’

7.40 – 8.15 Dairy Breeding – Getting ahead of the sectors challenges

Chair – Laurence Feeney, CEO IHFA

Speakers:

• Doreen Corridan, CEO Munster Bovine
• Tom Baker, Breeding & Business Development Manager, Eurogene

 

 

8.15 – 8.40 Social Media – The coalface of dairy perception

Chair – Rachel Martin, Farming Editor, Irish Examiner

Speakers:

• Sophie Bell, Cavan Dairy & Beef, Instagrammer
• Mark Collins, Youtube Dairy Farmer, mcmilkingit
• Finnian Walsh, TikTok Dairy Farm (110k Followers)

 

8.40 – 9 National Dairy Innovation Awards Presentations

Sat, 22nd Oct

 

10 – 11.50 

The Dairy Agenda

 

10-10.45 Derogation & what happens next?

Chair – Karol Kissane, Senior Policy Executive, IFA

Speakers:

• Bruce Thompson, Laois Dairy Farmer & Nuffield Scholar
• Dr Patrick Kelly, Data Analyst, IHFA
• Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc

 

 

10.45 -11.15 The Dairy Bioeconomy – What the new dairy ecosystem might look like

Chair – Tommy Heffernan, ‘Tommy The Vet’

Speakers:

• John Brosnan, Bioeconomy Executive, ICOS
• Liz Gavin, Managing Director and Founder, Eur Digital Village

 

 

11.15 – 11.50 Carbon & Emissions on Dairy Farms – Feed, Genetics and a whole new story

Chair – Alan Jagoe, Chairperson, Agri Aware

Speakers:

• Ciaran McDonnell. Environmental Data Analyst, ICBF
• Stuart Boothman, Managing Director, Cogent
• John Hourigan, Limerick Dairy Farmer and Founder of CRAG

 

Seasonal Management & Animal Health

 

12.00 – 12.30 The Importance of hitting weight targets

Chair – Rachel Martin, Farming Editor, Irish Examiner

Speakers:

• Diarmaid McSweeney, Executive Director at True North Technologies
• Christine Cummins, Technical Manager at Bonanza Calf Nutrition
• Hazell Mullins, Vet, Highfield Veterinary

 

12.30 -13.00 Managing a Successful Dry Off Season

Chair: Martin Kavanagh, Veterinary Consultant

Speakers:

• Dennis Howard, Technical Manager, Munster Bovine
• Rosarii O’Connor, Milk Recording Field Manager, Munster Bovine
• John O’Sullivan, Cork Dairy farmer
• Tommy Heffernan, ‘Tommy The Vet’

 

13.00 – 13.30 Working together for optimal animal health & longevity

Chair – Aisling O’Brien, Agriland

Speakers:

• George Sherlock, AHV Country Manager
• Jamie Hayes, Consultant, AHV
• Fergus Austin, Tipperary Dairy farmer

 

 

 

13.30 – 14.00 New technology that is evolving animal health

Speakers – Aisling O’Brien, Agriland

• Brian O’Riordan, General Manager Lely Center Mitchelstown
• Sean Smith, CEO, Micron Agritech

 

 

14.30 – 16.00

Progressive Dairy

 

 

14.30 – 15.10 Investment 2023 – Milk price, fixing and wise investments for economic sustainability

Chair – Karol Kissane, Senior Policy Executive, IFA

Speakers:

• Michael Murphy, Agri Advisor, AIB
• John O’Callaghan, Dairy Farmer
• Diarmaid Mac Colgáin, Concept Dairy

 

15.10 – 15.30 On-farm investments – the practical experience

Chair – Paula Hynes, Dairy farmer, Cork

Speakers:

• Emma Mc Cormack, Westmeath Dairy manager
• Eoin Corrigan, Meath Dairy new-entrant

 

15.30 – 16.00 Women in Dairy 

Chair – Paula Hynes

• Ciara Lynch, Meath Dairy farmer & Co-chair, Dairy Women Ireland
• Maighread Barron, Waterford Dairy farmer