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  • October 21, 2022
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Two Days of Industry Leading Dairy Discussions

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