Business Challenge Dairy

There are wide differences in financial performance on farms within the dairy sector, with the poorest farms achieving only 14 percent of the profit per hectare of excellent farms (as assessed by Greenmount benchmarking). This shows that there is scope to make more money.

To help you identify your business strengths & weaknesses and make the necessary decisions and improvements to increase profits.

Taking part will help you:

Two units covered in this Challenge are:

Local group meetings will help you learn from others whilst also receiving support from your local Dairying Development Adviser. There will be best practice visits to demonstrate how you can make improvements on your farm. On completion, there is an opportunity to gain a nationally recognised qualification.

If you would like more information on any of the Challenges please contact Challenge Administration:

Email: challenge@dardni.gov.uk
Tel: (028) 9442 6843
Fax: 028 9442 6777

or contact your local Development Adviser