Category: Blog

The Science Behind Irish Dairy

The challenge facing Irish dairy is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. It’s a task that’s being taken very seriously by the dairy farming community.   The future of the industry, the future of the 17,500 family farms, the 60,000 jobs and the €6bn delivered to the Irish economy each year […]

Mixed Berry Crepe

Make Pancake Tuesday special with these five recipes

Make #PancakeTuesday extra special by adding the goodness of fresh dairy into the mix! Whether it’s sweet or savoury, you’ll find something to suit everyone in one of these five recipes… Stewed apple cinnamon pancakes Mixed berry crêpes Mushroom, spinach and cheese pancakes Pancakes with crispy bacon and maple syrup Upside down pancakes

Taking Pride In Irish Dairy – Reflecting On The Quality Milk Awards 2022

Two weeks on from the announcement of this year’s NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards[1] winners – the Connelly family from Tuam in Co Galway – the air has cleared slightly and once again there’s time to reflect on the significance of the awards to the Irish dairy industry. First, there has never been a […]

Real Talk About Nutrients in Milk & Dairy

What is the role of dairy in your diet? Most of us recognise milk and dairy foods as everyday staples – we routinely add them to our shopping basket and they form part of daily diets across the world. In fact, over 90 % of the Irish population consume dairy. Dairy foods such as butter, […]

How much do you know about Osteoporosis and Bone Strength?

It is estimated that worldwide, an osteoporotic fracture occurs every 3 seconds. Osteoporosis is a disease which gradually weakens bones, leading to painful and debilitating fractures with the most common sites for a fracture to occur being the hip, wrist and spine. This disease occurs when bone mass continually decreases more quickly than the body […]

One Dairy Voice – Our Manifesto for 2022

2022 is shaping up to be a year of real challenge played out in a public arena. This will be the year when the reality of what it takes to achieve national emissions targets will sink in and when people will realise that, when the phrase ‘everyone must play their part’ is used, it means […]

Sustainable Food Production, Not Sacrificed Food Production

By Zoë Kavanagh, CEO, National Dairy Council As a nation, Ireland has no choice when it comes to climate change – globally, emissions must be reduced, and everyone and every industry sector must play their part. Where we are being let down, however, is by a ‘cart before horse’ approach – sectoral emissions targets are […]

The NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards – Pride in Irish Dairy

by Zoë Kavanagh, CEO, NDC Two weeks on from the announcement of this year’s NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards winners, the dust has begun to settle and there’s time to reflect on what the awards mean to the Irish dairy industry, the family farms that make it what it is and the work that’s […]

From The Ground Up – Re-connecting the Consumer and the Farmer

By Shane Fitzgerald, NDC Farmer Ambassador Concerns around climate change – solidified by the recent data from the IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) – are driving public debate these days and, rightly, we’re acknowledging that all of us will have to do our bit if we are to meet the stated goal of […]