Teagasc Heavy Soils Dairy Programme: Objectives

1. The establishment of a research programme to find the most cost effective and efficient means of increasing profitability on heavy soils.
2. To establish commercially focused, expanding family farms demonstrating financially rewarding business growth.
3. To hold regular farm focus days to provide timely, accurate and challenging information to help decision making.
4. To provide guidance in the design, construction and operation of new low cost grass-based dairy farm infrastructure, incorporating the most efficient and cost effective technologies for land and pasture improvement.
5. Inform the dairy industry about activities and innovations in heavy soil dairying in order to increase overall profitability.