Teagasc

Midlands and South East

Dairy Start Up (Farm Expansion Planning)

English

Not defined

C-VET

Informal

The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge, skills, and competence to effectively plan and carry out a successful dairy start-up. It is designed to provide strategies for implementing your farm conversion in a profitable and sustainable manner. The course will mix both the principles for successful dairying with the practical skills required for the start-up process. The course will be offered in two parts. The first part is a series of seven training days, comprising four days in the first year, followed by three days in autumn the following year. Participants will have a unique opportunity to participate in an academy, where the group will meet monthly from February to November (10 meetings) in one year.

Animal breeding, Farmyard design, Grazing infrastructure, Cost of converting your farm to dairy milk production, Expected costs and returns from milk production, Reseeding Animal health & biosecurity, Milking machine design & wash routine, Milking routine Milk quality, Robotic milking costs and design, Grazing infrastructure for robotics, Lean dairy farming

750

QQI

Not specified

7 days

Analytical, listening, communication, problem solving skills

Agricultural Business

For all farmers who are considering converting to dairy farming and existing farmers who want to up skill themselves on how to improve farm profitability and lifestyle

On successful completion of the course, learners will have gained valuable knowledge and skills to establish a successful dairy farm. An additional benefit is that successful participants will receive a Specific Purpose Award in Farm Expansion Planning.