{"id":288676,"date":"2018-07-30T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=288676"},"modified":"2018-07-27T17:49:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T16:49:55","slug":"im-probably-dealing-with-one-new-dairy-entrant-per-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/im-probably-dealing-with-one-new-dairy-entrant-per-week\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I’m probably dealing with one new dairy entrant per week’"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Irish dairy industry is going through an evolution. The abolition of milk quotas in April 2015 has paved the way for expansion. However, it has also raised some challenges along the way.<\/p>\n
These have been more evident than ever this year. A disastrous start to weather in 2018 and an unforeseen drought this summer, has played havoc on dairy farms – and indeed all farms – across Ireland.<\/p>\n
With expansion comes construction. New cubicle sheds, extensions and milking parlours have popped up in farmyards throughout the country.<\/p>\n
Speaking to AgriLand<\/em>, Aidan Kelly \u2013 an agricultural buildings advisor \u2013 from Agri Design and Planning Services (ADPS)<\/a> outlined that the amount of people either going into dairying or converting to dairying is on the rise.<\/p>\n However, he noted that the phone has cooled off in recent weeks due to the weather and that some farms are under severe pressure – especially in the last two or three weeks.<\/p>\n “Farmers are not as quick as usual to come back with\u00a0drawings that I have issued over the last three weeks. These farms are under pressure and I know they have more important matters on hand at the minute,” he explained.<\/p>\n Aidan noted that people seem to be looking only at the business plan and extra money they can make. He also highlighted that they may not understand the extra time involved with running a dairy operation and the costs associated with this.<\/p>\nSpiraling costs<\/h2>\n