
Farming
Milk production hit hard by drought with farm incomes falling
The end of the drought is finally in sight as rainfall is reported nationwide, but where has it left milk production? According to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), average milk production has declined from 24.14kg milk/cow to 20.68kg milk/cow between the first week of July and Friday (August 28). As a result, average milk […] The post Milk production hit hard by drought with farm incomes falling appeared first on Agriland.ie.