Moorepark Open Day
The Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day will take place on Wednesday, 2nd July 2025, 8:30am – 5pm, at the Teagasc Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996.
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Innovating for the future’.
The dairy industry has been through transformational change in the past 10 years since the removal of milk quotas. The pent-up capacity for growth was released, and milk solids output has almost doubled. Since 2022, the dairy industry has entered a consolidation phase. It is now important to take stock and prepare for the next phase of development for the dairy sector. The industry must continue to align with EU and national policy objectives, with a particular focus on reduced carbon emissions, improved animal welfare, better water and air quality, and greater biodiversity. At the same time, dairy farms must generate financially rewarding career opportunities with a favourable work-life balance.
Moorepark’25 is proudly sponsored by FBD Insurance, with additional support from Ornua and Allied Irish Bank.
Moorepark’25 will showcase current and emerging technologies and practices designed to empower farmers to increase their economic, environmental, and social sustainability, and provide attendees with the opportunity to examine the results of the comprehensive, innovative research programme undertaken by Teagasc, and to engage with research, advisory and education staff.
Financial support for our research programme from the Irish government, European grants, and Dairy Levy Research Funds is gratefully acknowledged.
Innovating for the Future
Taking stock – Where to from here
- Change over the past 10 years
- Meeting the environmental challenges
- Grass based systems of milk production
Business of farming
- Financial Competitiveness and cost control
- Preparing for the next generation of dairy farmers
- Reducing workload on farms
Breeding and reproduction
- Updates to the dairy EBI
- Beef-on-dairy breeding
- Sexed semen – where to next?
Growing 15 tonnes DM/ha
- Precision N management
- Establishing and benefiting from perennial ryegrass-white clover swards
- Reducing farm gate N surplus
Technology Villages
Explore a range of themed villages where researchers and advisors will showcase the latest technologies, and best practices.
Grass10 – Grazing Demo
- Perennial ryegrass-white clover sward management to optimise performance
- Grazing management to maximise utilisation and milk production
- Red clover silage management
Business of Farming
- Controlling costs
- Growing the dairy farm business
- International perspectives on dairy production
Grassland village
- Feeding the dairy cow
- Optimising sward nutrient application
- Silage production and quality
Infrastructure village
- Energy use efficiency and renewable energy
- Milking management and milking efficiency
- Slurry storage and TAMS options
Breeding and Reproduction village
- EBI (Carbon, Beef, Health) and the Next Generation Herd
- DBI and sire advice
- Harnessing technologies to optimise sexed semen use
DairyBeef village
- CBV in practice – what can it deliver?
- DairyBeef 500
- Meeting carcass specifications
One Health, One Welfare village
- Herd health and animal welfare
- Producing high quality, low cell count milk with chlorine-free milking
- Management strategies to reduce the risk of TB
Working Effectively village
- What makes an attractive farm workplace?
- Generational renewal options
- Education and career pathways
Environment village
- Signpost and AgNav Programme
- Gaseous emissions
- Water and Biodiversity
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Highlights
Forum: 10 years on – Where to from here?
A forum at the end of the open day route will reflect on the phenomenal changes that have occurred in the Irish dairy sector during the 10 years since milk quotas were removed, lessons learned, and explore the challenges and opportunities that it now faces. It will begin at 3:00 pm, and will cover the current global trading scenario, policy implications for the future direction of the industry, the key role of innovation in developing solutions for the challenges that lie ahead.
A farmer will share the experience of the past 10 years on their farm and will discuss their vision for the next 10 years. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, TD, will open the Forum.
Live displays, discussions, demonstrations and workshops
Demonstrations on grazing management, reseeding, low emission slurry spreading, fertiliser type, white clover swards, calibration of fertiliser spreaders, farm infrastructure, manure storage options, body condition scoring, milk quality, calf rearing, genetics, and health and safety will take place throughout the day. A range of Irish dairy products will be on display. Workshops will take place around cost control and growth opportunities for dairy farm businesses from a national and international perspective as well on milk quality.
Teagasc together
Teagasc provides a combination of research, advisory and education functions, supported by an operations team. Staff from all sections of the organisation will be present at the Open Day to discuss the range of farmer advisory services along with the supports and schemes available. Attendees can discuss education and career opportunities on a one-to-one basis with teachers and representatives from agricultural colleges.
Industry representatives
Key industry experts from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, Animal Health Ireland, Ornua, Bord Bia, National Dairy Council and the Health & Safety Authority will be present at the Open Day