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The Irish dairy industry is keeping a close eye on New Zealand's dairy dilemmas as it ramps up its own production with quota restrictions now gone, a Lincoln expert says.

A major Irish supplier of milk collection and metering systems has Transport Hydraulic Systems (THS) as its New Zealand distributor.

Irish farm machinery sales are now a commonplace in New Zealand, as shown by the Irish presence at the National Fieldays.

Not all Irish farmers see the lifting of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies as a panacea.

High speed broadband is a core requirement for farmers, says Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Alex White.

Analysts do not believe there will be a rapid production response to the abolition of milk quota in Europe.

Irish dairy farmers are responding positively to a research programme designed to measure nitrogen and phosphorous leaching on their farms.

Ireland aims to build a share farming dairy career pathway similar to New Zealand’s when 30 years of milk quotas ends in April.

IT’S AN exciting time for Irish and European dairy farmers. Having been constrained by European milk quotas since 1984, the shackles will finally be removed on April 1, 2015.

MASSIVE CROWDS and excellent site facilities distinguished the Irish National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Stradbally, County Laois, 100km NW of Dublin, in September.